[Ishimaru is grateful, in some ways, that her attention is diverted; he's never been big on eye contact as a whole, and it's harder when it comes to Kirigiri - there's something he doesn't like about the way she stares at people.]

That's why I'm not trying to say that it's a good or a bad thing overall - things are different here. And besides, even if we don't consider that, things tended to change very quickly for us at Hope's Peak.

[To say the least. From what he understands, his entire friendship with Oowada lasted about twenty-four hours.

He focuses on that cat then; she's curled up on the stool, long bored with the game, and she looks at him for a second when he reaches out to pet her. She seems content with the knowledge that that's all he wants for the time being, setting her head back down.]