Hakuba winced at the crashing sound, but he smiled slightly too. He was expecting some kind of shocked reaction but that was a bit too much.

"He is, I created it." Hakuba left the computer on the bed and offered a hand to the boy on the floor. "People don't give you enough credit, you know? Probably because you look like a punk."

Hakuba couldn't just compliment Heiji without insulting him in the process, could him?