"'Tokiwadai-dono', hmm? I for one find such a shallow assessment offensive. The school I attend has nothing to do with who I am."

Shiho wasn't the only one who'd taken exception to Shougo's phrasing. At the same time that she'd been approaching him head on, Kin had silently circled around to come in from behind. As a result, the boy was now sandwiched between two emotional Tokiwadai students. Kin's voice in particular had quite an edge to it. Recent events had made it even harder than usual for her to hide her feelings.

"Is that really all you see when you look at us? The uniform? We're people too, you know. Feel this hand: It is flesh and bone."

The hand in question pressed its palm against Shougo's own, inviting him to test its reality; And of course, making sure that he couldn't get away until he'd conceded the point.