At the sound of her voice, Shino looked up from his quiet contemplation, careful not to crush the line of ants just past where he knelt with the shift.

"Hinata-chan."

The previous night had been a restless one for Torune and he'd been allowed to skip class to keep him company; ushered out to play once his cousin had found sleep sometime earlier that afternoon, so it was good to see his friend now, after missing her during the day.

"Did I miss anything interesting, today?"
The question was accompanied by a questioning tilt of his head, before he dropped his chin to again regard the marching creatures before him.