Perhaps it worked in Mituna's favour, then, that Dirk viewed him just as that. A normal person. He knew something was off, but he didn't think it mattered enough to actually look at the older boy any differently. He could easily see past it. Besides, Mituna was nice. That mattered more than anything else.

"Okay. I'm trying harder." He clenched his eyes shut even tighter. The broom was still working its way up.