"Haseo..." Alkaid sighed, voice a little gentler. She wasn't sure what to make of Haseo's current downtrodden demeanor. But it was kinda obvious that this Shino person was someone who meant a lot to her good friend, and she couldn't help but feel a little envious. It was like... instead of him being really happy that she'd come back, there was this big emotional wall there that not even she could hop over.

Maybe it was because of the drugs.

She tried to think if she'd seen anyone who was the spitting image of everyone's favorite cheerleader. "Someone who looks like Atoli, huh? W-well, uh.. I thought I saw someone who fit the description pass us- er, pass me a few nights ago, but I think that actually was Atoli. And that was in the Institute, so..."

She paused, searching for something else to say, then ended up lamely. "Ummm... Um!! Don't lose hope, though, Haseo! Your girlfriend's probably okay."

And that was a test. She'd see how he reacted to it.