[Amane, on the other hand, is looking more than a touch suspicious as she cheerfully welcomes him in, but could anyone blame him? After that last private talk of theirs, he's almost afraid this was going to be another intervention of some sort, and with the broiling weather plus the recent Dream Sphere ban, that was the last thing he needs at the moment. Perhaps he should be focusing his worries on the latter more, though-- after all, had there ever been an occasion where they had straight up discouraged Dreamers from visiting?? Even with the weird Destabilization thing last month, the DU outright encouraged folks to get in there as opposed to banning them, so the sudden abundance of caution felt... odd, in a lot of ways.
Odder still was Ai's insistence that the meeting had to take place in her office (which, again, did NOT help the looming trouble vibes here), and while he understood why they couldn't just discuss it in the Dream Sphere, or even at the shop... it still made him feel a bit itchy stepping into the building. Maybe not so much as it would have before the trip last month, and with his Fujiwara Junior uniform on, no one could really peg him immediately as a Dreamer, but...
He slips inside the door, shrugging his bookbag off of his shoulders as he glances around the room. It's been a good while since he'd stepped into her personal office, and while he's not sure if anything about it had changed, it did certainly feel... smaller, in a respect. (Or maybe he had just gotten bigger since that time?) Amane sets the bag carefully on the floor before settling into one of the chairs-- but not before giving Ai a wary look.]
Senpai... just what's this all about, exactly?
[Figures this would be the one time he's actually direct about something, huh.........]
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Odder still was Ai's insistence that the meeting had to take place in her office (which, again, did NOT help the looming trouble vibes here), and while he understood why they couldn't just discuss it in the Dream Sphere, or even at the shop... it still made him feel a bit itchy stepping into the building. Maybe not so much as it would have before the trip last month, and with his Fujiwara Junior uniform on, no one could really peg him immediately as a Dreamer, but...
He slips inside the door, shrugging his bookbag off of his shoulders as he glances around the room. It's been a good while since he'd stepped into her personal office, and while he's not sure if anything about it had changed, it did certainly feel... smaller, in a respect. (Or maybe he had just gotten bigger since that time?) Amane sets the bag carefully on the floor before settling into one of the chairs-- but not before giving Ai a wary look.]
Senpai... just what's this all about, exactly?
[Figures this would be the one time he's actually direct about something, huh.........]