He walked past the last student and entered the artistic room. He had walked up to her now, and leaned against the wall with a small nod. "Hey Gothic, I- wanted to ask you about this morning... despite what I said," he told her. "Look-- I don't like it either, but whatever happened is something I just realized I need to know about," he said. "Plus anyway, if you don't I will probably just keep appearing at your classes, and I figure neither of us want to be thought of as a couple because of that..." he said. This whole while, his tone was that of a smartass, and it was clear he figured that he had her at the couple part.<br/><br/>"Especially me."