"That's the colleges." Joe corrects with a shake of his head, distaste evident in his voice. "They want you to finish high school, before you do college. Which sounds so much better, if you can pick what you learn, at least."

"I've never really asked Riku about it." There were lots of things he'd never thought to clarify, assuming that for the most part, Riku thought about the world in the same way he did.

Riku did read more library books, though. And 'applied himself' better, to get two managerial jobs.