MARIKO<br/><br/>She touched me! It was brief by necessity, but it was there, her hand on mine. That was a good sign.<br/><br/>I copied the diagram mostly out of not wanting to invoke additional wrath. Then the bell rang, and Akiko spoke to me. Her words puzzled and surprised me; this was obvious from my expression.<strong>"You... But, I initiated it, not you..." </strong>Well, there went the idea that she'd be mad at me for getting her in trouble on her first day.<br/><br/>I barely got a chance to answer her question.<strong>"Definitely."</strong>