"As am I." He retorts in a final tone, feeling a strange sense of awkwardness as he realises he's all but killed the conversation. He's content to let them both sit in silence for a moment, but it's not long before the need to ramble about something is welling up in him.

He glances at her as she opens and closes her notebook, trying to catch a look at what's written inside. Finally he pipes up again with a question relevant to both of them.

"Are you prepared for exams?"