[quote=@Stern Algorithm]
Sorry for the doublepost.  I just posted in the IC.  [@Haeo], I hope I did Vern justice.  I decided to cut the night short so that we can both move along with the time skip.  To everyone else, I'm opening Shizuka up for on-campus interactions later in the day.  Not enough students spend enough time at the school, ya slackers.
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You handled him well, thank you.  I only have a few minutes of internet access but my family survived the move!  Yay!  I'll try to check back in again when I can... I live outside town... on the far side from the library... and I haven't found any net-café type places yet.

Vern can just operate in the background if that would be easier.  A slowly developing relationship could be easily done with hints and subtext.  It's another option since I'm still so... difficult to contact.