"I'm always ready." He said casually, which, believe it or not, tended to be quite true. One thing about his condition, it led to paranoid thoughts. Those, in turn, combined with his tendency and capacity to think a great deal, led to many plans being devised in his head. Additionally, it made him want to acquire and carry around items that may not have any use in a common day application, and which he may very well never need to use, but nonetheless possessed. The term "crazy prepared" and the saying "better to have an item and not need it, than need it and not have it" could be applied to Shine quite easily.<br/><br/>He kept with the group, bringing up the rear, his eyes constantly darting and searching, apparently genuinely suspecting to find something out of the ordinary. In truth, he was just starting to think that maybe the common thread in this dorm was not musical talent, but rather, the school had just arranged to put all the mentally ill students in one room. Maybe it was a test, or a show, or something, or...no, no, he should not entertain such notions. They weren't conducive to him getting better. But still...