[ don't worry, he knows who you're talking about, despite the vagueness of "that guy". but he nods, because that's true. ]

From Alice's outburst, I guessed as much.

[ at least shijima is willing to discuss it more calmly. with alice, he doesn't feel as if he can make much headway in a discussion on this topic. where is her time out corner ]

Is that allowed, though? To be able to try again if they failed? Then again, the staff members are the ones who probably make the rules, not us.