Akane blinked, tilting her head as she gave Hamuko a careful look—the kind that was half curiosity, half what exactly are you getting at?

"Gotta… what?" she asked slowly, like she was trying to piece something together.

Because, okay, yeah, the teleporting thing? Absolutely cool. But Phoenix himself? That was a whole different conversation.

"I mean, yeah, teleporting would be insanely useful. I’d love to just—" She snapped her fingers for emphasis. "—zip out of a conversation whenever things get awkward." A pause. "Not that I ever do that. Nope. Never."

"He is pretty weird and he has prescription on him- like a legit jar full of colourful pills. Insane guy."

She folded her arms, giving Hamuko another squint before adding, "Also, what’s with the feather thing? You just really into bird guys or…?"