[ Five takes a sip of his coffee, savoring the reaction he's getting far more than the drink itself. He's enjoying needling the other boy, especially when Accelerator's so stiff and serious about everything. In contrast, Five throws his free arm out and gestures animatedly. ]

Don't look so dour. Hindsight's 20/20, they say! Besides, I did a little digging on you, too. [ Yes, he'll just admit that casually. ] There's no news of Academy City in a panic over missing its chairman...yet.

[ With what they came for in hand, he pushes off the counter and heads for the exit. Rather than heading back to the hospital room, he takes them down a different hall to an outdoors space he'd glimpsed earlier. A small courtyard garden sits in the middle of the hospital where staff and recovering patients go to stretch their legs. ]