"W-well, I know I can tie it for someone else, anyway." Time for the moment of truth. Heiji wrapped the tie around his neck and tied it in a nice little half-Windsor or something, I don't know why they bother giving tie knots different names because half of them all look the same.

"It's not... that personal. It's just kind of embarrassin', that's all. And I guess it was somethin' that... I don't know. Anyway. Like I said, I was tracking down this fella I figured as a drug dealer about to make a big transaction. Only Kazuha was there, chatting him up! Even though he obviously looked like he was up to no good. I was in the middle of the crowd, so they ain't see me, but she told me by text that he was some pharmacology student she knew."

Heiji snorted indignantly. "A pharmacology student with tattoos, bleached-blond hair, and piercings? Yeah, right!"