Yeah, calling bullshit on that one. She snapped, "You do not," with all of the indignation of a teenager, before remembering the actual debate they were meant to be having.

Remembered blank, dead eyes and iron nails and bleeding mouths. Shuddered.

"I just said, there's too many stories, who knows which are true, and which are people making trouble? And don't just hide behind teacher Lan like that!" It's bad enough that it works. Ugh.