[She gives Reid a strange look, like that was the alst thing she'd expected to hear from him, but it amused her anyway. She made a small noise like a laugh] Remind me not to start up anything like that with you.

--Twelve!? [She can't help but blurt it out, starting in surprise as she looks at him quickly] I haven't even thought about college--

[It hurts, actually, to think about the future and knowing Mayu won't be included in it, it makes her chest ache and a sense of anxiety and panic sets over her] ...I haven't really thought of anything for back home, really... I just have my mom and uncle. [No mention of her sister then.] I don't know what they expect from me yet.