[if you're going to be evasive about something, do it about information that's not noted in people's reports!!! Or be Qifrey. Don't be Qifrey]

Only the ones being evasive about topics that have public reports written about them. [basically, don't treat him like he's an idiot and he won't call you out on being an evasive little shit] Did you really learn nothing?

[if Hanako wanted to make Torch feel bad, he messed up again]

Unfortunately for you, that's a sentiment I agree with. Even if you blindly agreed to take on the role, it should have fallen to the adults around you to recognize whether you were actually ready for that title. [huff] You're still in school. The responsibility that comes with teaching someone else shouldn't be put on the shoulders of someone who are, themselves, still learning. It's an unnecessary risk for everyone involved.

[he was a prodigy and he still avoids taking a mentorship role when he can. Olruggio knows his own strengths and weakness... And he knows how overwhelming it can be when you fail to live up to your own people's lofty expectations.

In this instance though... Torch looks around during the lull in conversation, completely unphased by Hanako's sulking]

But what's this about the Vale? I take it that it's one of the stabilized areas if it's been named.