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Kyle watched Ivan and the unfamiliar guy continue their apparently one-sided conversation down the hallway. Clearly the unfamiliar person had something important to tell Ivan. Otherwise, why bother? Unless he was just really bad at taking hints, which Kyle admitted was possi-

"Guess who?"

The voice may have been familiar, but that didn't stop Kyle from being surprised. "Gah!" He struggled to get the hands off his eyes, grappling Kaylee's wrists and getting her hands off his eyes, so he could...there! Now he could see. He then turned promptly to greet Kaylee with a best friend's hug. "Wh-when did you get here?! I l-looked away from the d-door for two s-s-seconds and suddenly I'm blind, an-and you're here, and..." He let himself trail off rather than try to force through his stammer. He really was happy to see Kaylee, though.