[Shinsou pauses, actually trying to think it over for a moment before he shrugs, beginning to shift his weight from side to side before settling down again.]

No… But he’s probably getting bugged by fans somewhere… Or something like that, at least…

[His voice trails off as he looks around, first taking in their smile and then the now nearly empty hallway before his gaze drifts back to their face.]

You’re the person the commission sent here then, right?

[He already knows the answer, of course, but he still asks anyways, making conversation as more questions settle on the tip of his tongue, ready to come tumbling right out if he doesn’t rein his curiosity in.]

[Kuchiru hums with that thought. It’s a very pleasant image, the hero adorned at all sides by the fans that have worried so about him. What a saint they were for allowing such a thing into the world. 

“What a wonderful person.”

The thought plants itself into Shinsou’s mind easily, as naturally as if the boy had thought it himself. And he had thought it himself. Kuchiru was just helping him with the most natural of conclusions.]

Hmm? Oh, yes, I am... 

[The media has never been on Shinsou’s list of his top favorite things. Really, it’s on the exact opposite list, with all of the chatter it brings about and all of the staring and the attention and just- everything. He’s not even the focus of it all, just the poor soul that wants a bit of quiet on a day like today where every student in the school seems to want to be loitering around the halls, ‘whispering’ gossip to their friends just a little too loudly.]

…

[He’s just on his way down the stairs to give up and start heading back towards his class, the distant chatter of a group of girls nearby drifting down the halls, when he spots a flash of white out of the corner of his eye and finally decides to stop glaring dejectedly at the floor as he walks. He doesn’t even think about the time or anything else before he decides to change his path, heading away from his classroom and instead finding the person who’s been sent to come observe all of their classes instead. Slowly, he comes to a stop little ways away from them and puts a blank mask over his features a few seconds before he speaks up.]

Uh… Excuse me? Are you lost?

Not to mention the attention. Kuchiru loved the attention. No matter where he went, everyone’s eyes snapped to the newest intruder from the Commission, whispering in hushed tones as they theorized his purpose. It was so amusing, Kuchiru found himself lingering in places at random, just to watch everyone scurry to and fro. That’s exactly what he’s in the middle of doing when a young boy starts to drift his way, catching his attention.]