He dragged her along the floor, but walked at an easy pace that meant she could keep up. Then she spoke; he stopped moving, and nothing could make him stir. She may have heard him speak coldly a few times, but she had not heard it underlined with this sort of frustration.

"Kiri-chan. Didn't I give you my number?" He was wondering why she was asking him for the answers. "Why, then, are you asking me?" His tone was rising at last, back to the merry state it had been. "Well, it cannot be helped... I guess? Never mind!"