Eino knew exactly what Cornelius was going to do when he saw him. First he was going to smile, then continue smiling, and finally ask him to join him. He returned the smile, although not nearly as big and bright as the ones he had received, and sat next to the boy. What he did not expect was Cornelius' questioning of and eagerness to hear about Sierra! He placed his bag by his feet as slowly as possible in attempts to stall an answer, but once that was done he turned back to the boy. He could play dumb and pretend he didn't know what he was talking about or come up with some sudden reason as to why he had to leave, but he didn't. He wanted to talk about her. He wanted to tell the whole school about her, if he could.

"I believe that the things that were left unsaid were the ones that spoke the loudest." Eino's nervousness, covering Cornelius' mouth, thinking he was blind, all of that. "I do apologize for that, that was awfully rude, but I would like to request permission to share the blame with my hands. I hardly recall intending to do that." Eino said apologetically, looking from the boy to his hands, then back. He wasn't exactly sure what Cornelius wanted to hear or why he wanted to hear about Sierra. Eino didn't think it was quite as interesting, but rather embarrassing that she caused him to behave so strangely. Well, admittedly, Eino did act strangely on his own, but Sierra's presence only worsened that behavior.