[ squints........

itaru tilts his head for a sec as if not knowing what wwx was talking about again, but - he saw that just now, didn't he. how embarrassing. ]

Ahaha, that? [ he scratches the back of his head sheepishly. ] That was just my older sister's way of helping me get through high school back then. You know what they say - new school year, new me.

[ his smile is definitely strained here. he has some gratitude towards his sister but she can be rather... overbearing. ]