Don't worry about it. If anybody can handle a few extra kids on their plate, it's me. [ sometimes you tell little jokes for an audience and yourself and nobody else. ] Besides, I'm already down one – Hanako-kun just graduated, so I've got a slot open.

[ She peers over Maki's shoulder so she can give the file a quick scan herself. ]

What's her name over there, anyway? La Pu... something?

[ y'all can't expect her to read katakana french when she's still getting her head around kanji some days ]