[ Right, right, save it for endgame... or never, it's all good??!

She finds his laughter surprising, but it's surprising since it's unexpected. Once it simply exists, it's easy to relax under. She's asking and saying some things which she's serious about. Chihiro can also acknowledge that they're laughable, in their own way. He still shakes on it, and he doesn't fully shrug it off.

It's enough. Her hand drops back down to her side, finding the edge of her shirt and playing with it when he asks his question. Chihiro opens her mouth to reply, but her hesitation makes her close her mouth again. She hadn't been, but after the ceiling caved in... er. She can't say it isn't so any longer. ]

I guess I am again... but I've been staying at the school. It's not so bad.

[ There are showers and things? Everyone's had difficulties enough, and the school is large (and largely nonfunctional) enough she can exist there and it's been okay, so far. Just uh. New. She moves past that to confirm her general age, particularly in light of calling Sayo-kun a friend: ]

I'm ten. I know some people look one way and are much older, but I'm not. I'm just ten all the way through.