It was not a surprise. The other students had tended not to pair with Chloe unless they had to. Kisa had always felt awkward taking the duty on herself, but it was something she had never backed down from.

Today... today felt a little bit better. She stood opposite Chloe with a smile and bowed. "All right, Abendroth-san. I'll start off as the uke. Do you remember everything from the last session?" Unspoken but clear from the bit of concern that had crept in at the end was we had a lot of other things to worry about that day.