"'Interesting' is the polite way of putting it," Ren added as she got up to collect her tea from Amy with a "thank you." It was painfully obvious that she was trying to put some distance between James and herself, but she didn't expect anyone to call her out on it.

"The creep spent all his time either invading our minds or acting all enigmatic about what he was after. Really, he only ever came off as smug and conceited..." Ren continued. She stopped after that, realizing she was getting louder as she ranted. "Sorry..."