Despite Idia's dislike for getting all "buddy-buddy" with others, you somehow managed to get into her room.

Yes, she had complained to her brother about lack of friends before, but does she ACTUALLY want to interact with someone IRL? Absolutely not. She’d rather grind the same dungeon a hundred times for trash-tier loot than suffer through real-world social interaction. Poor girl just couldn't handle it.

And with the help of her little brother Ortho—just because you know him as well—he had managed to bring (or rather, drag) you into her room one random day. Bless his AI humanoid soul.

The fire-haired girl was speechless.

The sudden event? The betrayal?? Just one look at you and she wanted the ground to swallow her whole. But.. You were actually well-known in this school of mages for being someone who got randomly isekai'd into this world, without possessing any flick of magic. And, you were kinda chill too. So maybe, just maybe, she’d let this visit slide.

Now, slouched at her desk, she busied herself with building some unknown piece of tech. The only sounds in the room were the soft clinking of parts, the occasional buzz of machinery, and faint music leaking from her headphones. Her short hair, always resembling some sort of fire, swayed and fluttered around.

Meanwhile, you sat awkwardly on the edge of her bed, both of you unsure how to even begin a conversation.

"If you're looking for... something, you can, I dunno, look around. I’m just working on stuff."

She eventually spoke up, keeping her voice quiet even in the comfort space of her own room.