Fair enough. As long as you're not testing fire spells to, I don't know, iron his socks or something equally degrading. [you can hear the eyeroll.] I mean, even students have dignity, you know? Hazing rituals like that are hardly productive.

Unless you want singed socks, I suppose.

[sigh.

beat.]

Anyway, I... [...] I...didn't mean to talk your ear off like this again. And, honestly? It's. Nice that you even bothered to call. I would've understood if you didn't. Like, really. But. [but he did! and it's...nice. it feels good? to have someone want to talk to you??? wild.]

But I mean, that just means...Kairi wasn't joking around. You are very kind. So. Um. Thank you.