He didn't bother looking up from the National Geographic magazine his nose was pushed into but he did slide the unrelated books to the side as if they weren't part of the his pile of reading material.

"I could tell you that but it would be a lie. Knowing it's one, do you still want me to tell you 'yes'?"

Nokosi peeked over the side of the book and pushed his lips up in displeasure at the large stack of actual study-related material she carried.