[He's normally a pretty honest kid, but when it comes to stuff like this, he could be remarkably stubborn in hiding it. He didn't want her worrying over him, or holding back to accommodate for his handicap, especially when they were so tight on time as it is. Of course, the irony is that he'd get mad if he saw someone else being that stubborn, but...

He nods at her words, however, and begins to make his way towards the next room, even more determined now to keep his gait as natural as possible. Not that his stiffening knees were making it easy, though.]

Mid-July, yeah. Though there's been people here who've been around for much longer than that, too. Someone I know from home has been here for about four or five months, herself.

['Someone from home' sure is a way to describe your girlfriend, Syaoran!!!]