It wasn't anything he'd said, really - it was just that she thought only a few people knew this route (JK and Gentarou might because they once visited the occult shop she frequented), and she hardly expected anyone she knew to be here now.

Tomoko closed her book and hugged it closer to her chest. "...Mm. I just... bought something from my favorite store. Over there." She pointed at the darkest, dingiest part of the street.