"How was your day, sweetie?"

"Weird. Made a deal with Hiromi. I think I was wrong about her; she's not just some vapid brat pretending to be in street gangs to rebel against her parents, she has a pretty sharp mind. She caught all the gotcha clauses I put into the contract I sent her and didn't even act outraged. Just amended the contract with an extra percentage for herself and made her own pitch. I'm not used to my classmates not flipping out and threading to hire a hit squad to enforce a contract at the hint of a slight. You were right, I should keep being friendly with people just to make contacts."

"From what you have told me about her, it goes to show you can't judge a tiger by its stripes. I'm happy for you even though her parents are going to be insufferable again at the next office party."