[Sofia Falcone, current infatuation value: 25/100.]
Ririko laughed inwardly.
"Let's leave it at that. Remember to pay me back next time," she called after Sofia's retreating figure.
Dick stood outside the door, along with a few other students who had been too afraid to enter the classroom.
When Dick saw Ririko come out, he looked her up and down.
"Sofia didn't bully you, did she?"
His eyes swept over her face, checking whether she had cried, whether she was hurt, whether her clothes had been pulled out of place...
Ririko walked away impatiently. "She just missed me a little."
Dick frowned. Why did that sound so strange...?
In literature class, Professor Jervis Tetch gesticulated wildly at the podium as he lectured on the relationship between Victorian Era literature and underlying political structures.
As usual, Ririko sat at her desk scrolling through her phone.
She needed to change the delivery address on her earlier orders to the Wayne residence. Her fingers flew across the screen as she spoke with customer service, trying to reroute over a hundred packages.
A news notification suddenly popped up on Weibo:
Gotham City Mayor candidate-Oswald-to visit Gotham University and present his campaign platform...
Ririko's breath caught. Bird Man was coming to the university to give a campaign speech?
Just as she was about to look for more information, a hand pressed down on her phone screen.
Jervis Tetch stood before her.
His plaid suit had been washed until it faded, and he wore a peculiar top hat. Behind his glasses, his eyes bulged.
"Ririko, you never pay attention in class... that is unacceptable."
Everyone in the class turned to look at her.
Ririko put down her phone and propped her face on one hand, tilting her head slightly as she looked straight at