Akira exhales. 

"Yeah, I guess so. Thanks, Ann."

"Don't mention it." Ann looks over at the tracks. " — oh, there's our train coming in now."

Akira nods, and gets on. 

The packed crowd separates her from Ann, but that's okay. She's not really in the mood to talk more.

A redheaded girl in a Shujin uniform looks up and notices an old woman standing nearby.

"Please, take my seat," she says, getting up. "My station's coming up."

"Are ya sure?", the old woman says. "Then..."

Yoshizawa gets out of the way, only for a man in a suit to dart into the seat before the old woman can move.

"Oh wow, what speed," the Shujin girl mutters.

She straightens herself up a bit. "I mean— Excuse me, that seat was for this lady."

The man looks up very briefly, then drops his head down and appears to abruptly fall asleep.

Akira looks over. "If I had a seat I'd give it, but..." She sighs.

"It's alright. I can understand his position as well."

She turns to the woman. "I'm sorry I couldn't be any help."

"It's alright, dearie. Don't you worry," she responds.

"Please allow me to carry your luggage, at least."

"Thank you. Ain't it heavy, though?"

"Not at all! I train plenty."

"If you need any help with it I have a hand free."

"Thank you, girls." She distributes one bag to the redhead and one to Akira, smiling appreciatively.

The train ride otherwise proceeds uninterrupted.

Naturally, Akira returns the woman's luggage to her when she reaches her station. 

She gives the redhead in the Shujin uniform a small smile. "It's nice to see someone else who cares about others at Shujin."

"It is! Thank you for speaking up when I tried to offer my seat, and for helping with her luggage, as well," she replies with a smile. "You're a second-year, correct? Thanking you totally slipped my mind back on the train, and I didn't want to be rude to my senpai."

She bows. "Please, excuse me."

Akira bows in return. "It's no trouble." 

She looks back at the train to see where Ann's gotten to, and in that moment the red-haired girl walks off. She's lost the chance to say anything more. 

Ann arrives a moment later. "Look who's still getting cats out of trees," she teases. "You just can't help yourself, can you?"

"I take it you saw that, then."

"I saw you with the luggage, it was pretty clear what you were doing. Who's the other girl?"

"I don't know her. She seems kind though." 

Akira hefts her own backpack and starts heading for the academy. "Let's get to class, though, we can talk more about it at lunch."

"Fine by me." 

And off they go together.

They make their way onto campus with brief waves and smiles from Shiho and Ryuji, and then settle into their classroom. The gossip still seems focused on Kamoshida. There are occasional murmurs about the Phantom Thieves and whether they're real or not.

"Good morning, class. Settle down."

And the schoolday begins.