"Distracting myself is sort of what I'm trying to do," Rei said softly. She also slid over, a silent invitation to sit, though it would be on Serena to take the hint. Rei off stage wasn't much of a talker, and this girl still made her nervous, but she could at least politely allow someone to sit.

"But it's not the kind of thing you can talk out. Yosuke and I broke up. And then he was fired."