Morgana nods firmly.

The first train ride goes as normal. They make it to Shibuya to transfer.

But as they're walking through the station, they find Shiho and Ann lining up for the train to school as well.

Shiho looks up and waves at Akira.

Akira grins and waves back.

"Wonder how Ryuji's run went," she comments, bumping Akira's shoulder with her own and squeezing Ann's hand.

Ann nods. "Guess we'll see." She squeezes Shiho's hand back. 

Akira nods seriously.

And then the train arrives and they all file on.

Soon enough they're walking up to campus. 

Inside, red and black flyers cover the bulletin boards, with the text they all decided upon, and a logo of a top hat over a mask very reminiscent of Joker's, with cursefire burning in the eyeholes.

Students are whispering to each other about who the Phantom Thieves are, and whether this is a prank.

Akira stops to look at one of the flyers. 

They've got their message alright. The top hat logo is cute, and a bit misdirecting too. 

She raises an eyebrow for the benefit of anyone who's watching, then heads on to class. 

Ann doesn't say anything, just goes to class as if it were a normal day.

On the way to class, as they're passing another bulletin board, Kamoshida stomps up and sees the calling cards. He tears one off the board. "Who did this!? Who's responsible for this slander!?"

He rounds on the three girls.

"It was you three, wasn't it!"

Akira gives Kamoshida a very flat look. 

"No, of course not. We've interacted what, once? You asked me if I wanted to join the volleyball team and I turned you down."

Ann stays silent. Akira's handling it. And if she speaks she will have to be polite to this man and she doesn't trust that she can be convincing.

Shiho says nothing, though she can't help but squeeze Ann's hand for comfort.

His eyes flash downward to their joined hands, then back up, across the three girls.

"I see."

Then he turns on his heel and stomps off.

"See me after school," he demands as he goes.

That's going to be trouble.

For now she's got to get to class.

Ann gives Shiho a worried look, and squeezes her hand. 

She has to get to class too, though.

Shiho squeezes Ann's hand, then finds Akira's and briefly squeezes hers too.

"I'll see you two on lunch."

And then she's gone.

"See you."

She really hopes this works out. 

She takes her seat in class, right behind Ann. 

Ann settles in as well, trying to ignore the buzz of rumors around her.

Kawakami reins the gossip in with her usual efficiency, and class proceeds as normal.

Eventually lunch arrives.

Akira gets out her phone. 

What are we going to do about being called to Kamoshida's office after class? I'd say "just not go", but if the school gets involved...

I don't know.