[As the fight continues, Sayo pages through the player's handbook with great interest and almost superhuman speed—after cranking out almost a dozen hundred thousand word mystery novels over the course of a month, she's gotten very, very good at reading and writing at an alarming pace.

Her eyes light up when she reaches a page around midway through the classes section, and she asks,]

Er... would it be possible for me to join? This looks awfully fun.

[A pause.]

Oh, right, what should I call you? I just realized I was being rather impolite... [Sayo chuckles nervously.] You can call me Shannon.