"..."

Atsuro raises an eyebrow slightly. It didn't take a trained psychologist to realize he was venturing into territory she'd prefer not to discuss.

"Ah, guess we're in the same boat, then. I've got to take my placement exams at the end of the year... from there, it's off to whatever school I score well enough to get into, and then onwards to have the rest of my life decided for me."