‘Hello, Kire, how are you today?’ Halo replied in bright golden letters.
Kire smiled. ‘I’m fine. I have a question to ask, and I need you to answer me truthfully.’
‘You want to ask if there is any chance Rose would say yes if you asked her out?’
‘Are you reading my mind?’ asked Kire.
‘No, I am reading your face, young man. I advise you to stop grinning like a clown. It makes your situation obvious. And you humans are incorrigible, there is a life-threatening situation out there and you are worried about asking a girl out.’
‘Well, it’s not my fault,’ Kire scribbled furiously. ‘I can’t seem to get her out of my head. The girl basically lives rent-free in my mind.’
‘Oh well, you can always squash thoughts of your sweetheart with thoughts of Amberly,’ replied Halo.
‘Don’t you talk to me
