Originally Posted by Zoerawrr

It seemed that now Kiri was avoiding his gaze, and Tibi seemed interested in Jake all of a sudden. "Hmm? Oh, nothing... it's nothing," Jake shrugged, stepping closer to the pair. "Just thinking about 'home'," he added, hoping that would be sufficient enough for them.

That being said, Jake looked intently at the hour glasses, finding his pink hair ludicrous to look at... as though it was trying to make him angry.

The sooner MacShack figured out how to get rid of it, the better. Jake tugged at one of the pink locks and unfocused his eyes from the reflection. "Ew," he mumbled to himself.

Originally Posted by Antarctica!

"'m Kiri," Kiri said vaguely, relaxing a little. The boy didn't seem to be in any immediate danger of crying again. The prospect of looking up his father seemed to have cheered him up a little. Kiri found that a little strange; if her father was dead, she wouldn't want to be reminded of it constantly. But she was not particularly close to him, maybe it had been different for Tiberius.
Jake had reverted to his usual self, too - sort of, anyway.

She got up with a sigh, joints crackling unpleasantly. She winced at the sound, but her body came to life again as she leaned against the wall, finally at the same height as Jake. She listened to the two boy absent-mindedly, her mind on homework again. The little episode had erased any real desire to finish her work, but maybe an aimless walk around the Grounds...?