[The very serious way she talks about "imagining is your magic" would be absolutely ridiculous if it wasn't also completely true. Shu feels a little flush in his face of embarrassment at being the center of an adult's attention, of getting a pep talk from The Ai-Doll. He keeps it together, though. Barely.]

You're not really helping the argument against calling you "sensei" when you suggest things like field trips,

[He teases with a playful glint in his eyes, trying to get his cool guy act back together.]