The Shiinotic reaches out with one wiggly root-like arm and takes her hand. With a little more leverage she manages to pull herself up onto the bench. Her expression doesn't change much -- she's pretty much always smiling -- but she gives Kayo a thankful pat on the cheek.

"Not in the strictest sense of the word. That is, I'm not employed by a school." It wouldn't be Ford if he wasn't excruciatingly pedantic. "I'm a researcher and more recently I've stepped into the role of museum curator, so you could call me a teacher if your definition is someone who likes to share knowledge and foster a love of learning in others."