[ Despite having solid people to hang out with for several months now, it's still always a pleasant surprise when she gets invited out..... So she smiles slightly at him, a little more genuine-feeling than before, and

a shitload of paper rains on them from above, swooshing down the hallway and smashing against doors. It's like a steady rainfall of them, with the sound of pencils rolling around rumbling above like thunder, and the smile slips as she rubs her arm. ]

It'd... seem I'm rather busy, Aki... I just remembered I have a lot to catch up and work through, so I'll have to decline. [ The invisible wall between them turns a little dusty. ] My apologies. It's important that I do as much work as I can though... It's not quite a secret, but I'd like to graduate from here as soon as possible.