<span style="font-weight: bold">â€¦I forgot after I saw you all the way up thereâ€¦</span><br/><br/>The youngster grinned, quite proud of himself and even more so because his two new friends were impressed. â€œEasy when you got four hands,â€ he piped in the breath before Miles started reading from his notebook.<br/><br/>From the get go, he had questions that he felt needed asking. Such as, who told Miles to take those notes, and why, and how could they possibly expect him all on his own to keep track of everything in the Academy? But though he squirmed with barely subdued impatience and his tail flicked with eager curiosity, he managed to keep quiet and just listen. For a little while anyway, until Jason started playing with his coat. Then he found a bit of a distraction in showing him the numerous pockets, including the hidden one inside his sleeve. Mostly he used it to hide candy in and offered some of it.<br/><br/>They started moving, Taylan almost tripping over his own feet because he didnâ€™t expect to be pulled along. â€œOh, dangerousâ€¦ Y-yeah!â€ It wouldnâ€™t really be, after all. There was all the excitement of being a spy or something and none of the actual danger. He untangled himself from Jasonâ€™s grasp and kept pace with them. Until he ran into Angela anyway.<br/><br/>He could have hoped that Miles and Jason would only speak their apologies and move on. It didnâ€™t happen. Taylan actually winced, his ears laid flat, when Miles held out his hand in greeting.<br/><br/>He muttered, â€œdonâ€™t bother, Milesâ€¦ Letâ€™s just go.â€ Taylan knew they had no chance. He didnâ€™t know why Angela hated him, but he didnâ€™t take it personally. She seemed to hate all of them equally, hardly even bothering to learn one feral from another as far as he could tell. Or, wellâ€¦ he tried not to take it personally. â€œSorry Angela.â€ It brought the total tally of words heâ€™d spoken to her up to five, at the most.<br/><br/>â€œYou guys can come to my place if you want to. No oneâ€™s home until late and I just got the new VR system. Textures and temperatures and everythingâ€¦â€ It was his attempt at heading off the situation, and he hoped that it would be recognized and they could part ways without any problems.