Kio easily agreed to help her with the bulletin, though his ears did pick the somewhat bossy tone. He knew he wasn't being the best of teachers, but she busy too, right? Well, the brief moments of messages across the board had had their cheery fun, but now everything was changing. Things would be very different from now on. Much more different.

The flinch did not go unnoticed, though he kept his expression puzzled. Her arm was reluctant, he could feel it. Kio was beginning to suspect his friend did not have the best of intentions, but there was too little to go on. How could he ever be sure? Everyone was on edge, everyone was trying to survive. He let her first remark pass, simply smiling sheepishly. "Objects, items, map discovery. You know I'm not a fighter and I won't learn." No matter how much Sou-chan wants me . "I don't want to get myself killed, but I need to find a use for my nights and fast."