...Okay, Ryusei had given him that one. And anyway, the intercom announcement had mentioned an ailment, but Ryusei thought that had been referring to a cold; nothing like this. If the nurses were letting this guy walk around, it either must not be contagious or the nurses were pretty lax on this kind of thing. With the several warnings about the nurses now.... No, he shouldn't give those reports credit.

"Um—no," he fumbled. "I—uh, I'm Sakuta. —Nice to meet you!" Should he change the subject? Seemed a little rude, but if there wasn't an infirmary here where this guy could rest and there wasn't anything the nurses could do, and as Ryusei was empty-handed but for his lunch— "—Have you eaten yet?"