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"Yes, I am. It is a pleasure to make your acquaintance, Serinuma-san."

Given that Misaki was raised in Japan the handshake took her by surprise, but without missing a beat she gently shook her fellow senior's hand. While it was a little distressing, making physical contact with girls wasn't nearly as exhausting on her mental fortitude as it was with boys. At least she was the correct person and they would be able to get started on the assignment. At least there is a silver lining through all of this mayhem.. Misaki thought to herself, trying to cling to that notion.

'You could call me, Fuyu."

That nickname...it was really cute, Misaki couldn't help saying it, "O..Okay... Fuyu-san." It didn't sound nearly as cute as when Fuyuki said it, but Misaki felt she would be able to say it without feeling completely awkward now that she had already said it once. Getting familiar with it was probably best, she didn't want to insult her partner for the assignment after all.

"Oh! Are you all right then? If you feel unwell, you could excuse yourself okay? I would not mind, health is wealth."

"Harigae-Kaichou... " Misaki still wasn’t sure why he didn’t put himself first. What if it was too late and he spent too long in wet clothes...? She knew she would feel awful if he got sick on her account. Though she couldn't help but feel a warmness in her chest as the other girl voiced concern for her. It wasn't often that something like that happened. Her eyebrows raised a bit in surprise, but Misaki nodded her head, "I feel fine thanks to him, oh, and Miyuu-san as well. He loaned his blazer to me during lunch." She quickly added the other boy's name to the explanation, her cheeks turning a bit pink.

"It is a good thing that boys in this school are quite the gentlemen, aren't they?"

Thinking of the boys she knew of at this school, she really couldn't call ALL of them gentleman. The junior, Miyuu, Kaito may have offered his jacket, but he was quite rude and even began to strip in public! He was somewhere in the middle, leaning toward being shady. Harigae, Sora, he often said lewd things aloud, but he didn't actually try anything indecent, and he did let her have the only uniform he had with him.. he was mostly a gentleman. Miyamoto, Kazuki...certainly was not! Especially after her run-in with him before gym and tag rugby. She felt she would never get that incident out of her head. Belrose, Aeon, well, that couldn't really be questioned. He was always formal and polite. Giou, Ryou was never out of the way that she observed, nor was Kiomine Tadashi.. so she considered them to be leaning toward the gentleman side. Tadashi did manage to protect her in the tag rugby game, so there was that. She still didn't have a proper gauge on the junior class though like Murray, Rocco or Kaufman, Chase. She didn't really want to find out though either, as it would mean spending time with them, "More so than not, that is true." Misaki chose a neutral answer, not really wanting to make a reply that could be taken strangely. Devone already had weird assumptions about her, she didn't want to fan those fires with miscommunication.

"Serinuma-san, do you have foreign blood?"

"Hai, Chinese on my father's side," Misaki responded, a little saddened to be thinking of him. While he now lived close by, it was a constant reminder of her sister that died as well as the painful divorce that followed. Before it could shift her mood, Misaki forced herself to think about something else, preferably something that didn't have to do with her, "What about you, Fuyu-san?" It was mostly small talk for conversation's sake, but it wasn't like Misaki wasn't interested as well.

"You have lovely green eyes. It's a shade similar to Jay-chan."

Tilting her head thoughtfully, Misaki wasn't really sure who she was talking about. Though when given a compliment it was usually routine to respond with another, "Thank you... It's a genetic anomaly passed down through my father. Just a fluke. On the other hand, you're gorgeous." Misaki responded honestly, able to speak to other girls far more honestly than she could with boys. It was probably a bit strange to say something so blunt to a stranger. Since there was the option of using just words, Misaki went with those first as words were easier to come up with than phrases, "会社員 (Kaishain) ... translation would be...Employee" Misaki was taking her time, making sure that she got the words right. She didn't want to make a mistake when her actions would reflect poorly on someone other than herself, "空港 (Kuukou) ..etto... Oh! Airport.." Misaki was whispering her words under her breath, but loud enough for Fuyuki to hear, following in suit of the other girl saying her thoughts aloud, at least this way they would not run the risk of repeating anything twice.

"If we keep this up, I'm sure we'll be finish soon, Serinuma-san. We're partners, so please rely on me if you need any help."

"As long as you promise to do the same. Yeah, we shouldn't have a lot to do over the weekend." Misaki responded with a kind smile, despite her agreement to lean on her partner in need be, Misaki did her best to carry her own weight. She wasn't exceptionally studious, but the assignment wasn't unreasonable either. She could do a fair bit on her own with what school smarts she had at her disposal. Would she get perfect marks? Probably not, but she was confident they would pass. She wasn't worried about dragging her partner down, and it was a relief. It also meant she would have to study more. It wasn't until she heard the bells that Misaki lifted her gaze to Fuyuki again, "That's a pleasant sound..." Misaki stated softly. It reminded her of the shrine she often visited with her mother on New Year's Eve, but Misaki didn't make the connection. When class was dismissed, Misaki quickly wrote down her home address as well as her cell phone number, "I don't want to leave you with all of the work, this way we can meet up or at least share our work." Misaki explained kindly. She saw other people sharing contact information, so it wasn't too presumptuous, was it? While they didn't have a lot more to do, she wasn't irresponsible enough to pawn it off on her partner.

About to begin her journey home, Misaki stopped in her tracks as she realized there was a bit of a scene between Giou, Ryou and Harigae, Sora near the door. She wasn't paying attention to the specifics, but it was clearly about Devone. Is there another exit..? I wonder if I can just go around them... Misaki tried to decide what to do, not wanting to get caught in the middle. If they were going to argue or fight, being close would not be wise. She wasn't sure if the scene would get worse or not so making a decision was difficult, she chose to wait to see if anyone else was brave enough to walk by first. For now she'd stay out of it until the situation either esclated or diffused, it was the safest course of action. Taking a few steps back, Misaki made sure to remain out of the way, but watched with a concerned expression.