Oh no, he is a student at the Brentwood Academy! We just happened to start talking during all of the chaos after those earthquakes a few weeks ago.

[ she's smiling, but her hand suddenly flies to her mouth when the topic turns to publicity. ]

Oh, I'm so sorry, I didn't mean to make you feel as though I was leaving you out! As I said, the idea that this would be an opportunity to promote Kurain didn't really occur to me until later... [ --and by "later" what she really means is, "when Nozomi asked them if Maya put them up to this"-- ] But, I would actually really welcome your help with that side of things.