"It's only that Tokyo's subway cars are... crowded at the best of times." If it weren't the most efficient way to get to school and back, Hifumi would probably avoid it entirely.

She takes a seat, trying to keep to her own personal space for now. (Thanks to the subway, she has some practice doing so in close quarters.) "This isn't quite the same, of course, but there do seem to be a lot of us here."