Japan. Okay, that had been on TV, and he had read about stories that took place in Japan. So that meant... Samurai, Ninja, Geisha, schools, and salary-men, right? Whatever those were. As far as Tiamaris knew, everyone there wore all black, or suit shirts with ties, or kimonos, or armor with swords. So.... maybe the boy was trying to act more American? He was not sure. He... had the feeling he was supposed to say something here, but he wasn't sure what. Should he ask something about Japan? If so, what? He had no clue...

But he supposed there were... safer things to say, right? There had to be... something. He tried to think of something, anything, finally he said "When do classes start?" Not... the most intelligent of questions. He hoped his demeanor would keep the boy from poking fun at that... or hitting him.