Mawata looked up from the book she'd been reading when Shin walked by for the fourth time in four pages.

"Are you looking for Himeno?" she asked, though Shin quickly shook his head.

"I'm playing hide and seek with Hajime and Mannen," he explained.

"In this wing?" Mawata questioned. No wonder he hadn't found them yet.

"No..."

"In the house?" She marked her place and closed the book.

"The yard too," Shin explained softly.

Mawata blinked. It would take a month to find them!

"Let's go get snacks instead," she said after a moment. "Then, I bet, they'll find us."