Manabu blinks, frowning softly up at her as he considers her off-hand words. He does look away, feeling a wave of embarrassment as she coughs, but he'll mull on those words for a while thereafter. Has he...been burdening her with a need to pretend? To hide? That's no good...

Sorry, Vira-Lorr: He can't ignore the rantings. He might do the opposite, actually!

But until then, he gets up, pulling his satchel up and slinging the strap over his shoulder with a huff.

"Right. Let me know if you find out anything weird, and I'll do the same, okay?"