Kari could tell that Taijo was really upset by the fact that he wouldn't look at her face, and she was starting to see that the bruises around his neck were indeed that of a hand print. She didn't know why he was saying what he was, or whether it was true or not, but she decided to not risk it. Going back toward her seat, she got the cravat from her uniform and pulled it out. It was just the standard issue one, but she knew it would work for her plan. Carefully turning Taijo to face her, she tied it around his neck in a way that wouldn't look too out of place, effectively hiding the bruise. Glancing up at him, she gave him a weak smile and nodded her head.<br/><br/>"That should do for now, but you may want to wear a high collar shirt tomorrow. . ." She paused for a few moments as she rolled his question around in her head, wanting to answer but also not. Everyone was asking, therefore she had to lie to protect herself from being accused to be insane. But things were really starting to get odd in the group. This was not the first attack upon the students in the dorm, and Kari knew deep down in her gut that something was wrong. Slowly pushing her thoughts to the side, she closed her eyes then looked up into Taijo's eyes, hers burning with determination he hadn't seen before. . . Then she asked her question.<br/><br/>"Did you get beat up too? By a gang of students?"<br/><br/>Kari was in a way testing Taijo, to see what had happened to him, but also to see if he would run along with her story. She knew that people didn't believe her when she said she got beaten up, so those who were doubting the story might actually say that they had been beaten up as well. If they did, then it was a sign that they were being attacked possibly by a similar thing, or force. . . whatever the shadows were with the masks. And Kari had to get to the bottom of it. She continued to wait for Taijo to answer her, simply standing there and waiting as her heart continued to beat quickly. . . Wanting to grab the phone from her pocket with the golden chip and see if there were any more words on the screen. This was no coincidence she realized, they were all being attacked somehow or some way. . . How was undetermined though.