[Oh, that kind of a friend. The Amamiya kind. Not too surprising, right? If Nia found her way to Parajuku, those extra two years would put her in high school. Maybe Mirei has no time for it and far more pressing things to do, but if Nia was in high school...]

Then that's all the more important, pri! I'm sure we won't have to stick too close. Oh - after you, pri!

[She draws back the curtain, just enough for Nia to duck through then follows her into the courtyard.

[It may not be quite what Nia was expecting, after that introduction: a wide sweep of paving surrounded by trees, a fountain playing in the center of the square and, beyond that, the stark glass-and-concrete facade of a large civic building.]

It's just across the square - and trust me, it's a lot more interesting inside, pri!