"She certainly did. I made sure of that." Nozomi was finally to the point where she could study properly on her own, but they both felt better about it if Karen was there to guide her. Karen assumed Asuka had been a little better off, but maybe that was just because she wasn't the one dealing with her.

"A pen?" She wasn't sure how a pen could be anything worth getting excited about, but she wasn't about to rain on Asuka's parade.