He doesn't follow my words, and I can't blame him. I'm fairly certain not a single one of my peers would have followed the entirety of that sentence.

I've spent too long lost in police reports and detective novels. I really need to remember that not everyone has my vocabulary, nor should they.

To be fair, Kanji could probably ramble on about yarn related crafts and I wouldn't understand a single word of what he was talking about.

"You're so cute." I blurt out suddenly. Then nearly bite my tongue in half. Why on earth would I say that aloud!?

"I- uh. I-I mean..." My cheeks are burning, and I reach up to tug my hat down slightly. "What I mean is, was that the first attack like that th-that's happened in Inaba? Or have these things b-been happening for a while?"