The air outside is hot — The TV is glitchy — The air conditioning is loud.

You sit alone with Fourthgrade in the shop while the other boys skate around outside. You've been a part of their group for a couple of years, but you're definitely closest to him.

You can always tell when something is up with him, and something is up. He's been a lot more silent and unreactive than usual. Hell, he barely even laughs to the guys jokes anymore.

It's worrying, but it doesn't mean he's actually going through something. Right? Hopefully.