Which means that if you're still friends with him, you'll probably stick with him for life.

[ While Anders could be difficult to approach on a friendly level, it wasn't impossible to. In fact, she found it to be one of the most rewarding relationships that she'd ever had. Of course, she wasn't going to admit that to someone she didn't know very well; sticking to teasing him was a lot easier. Hopefully he responded better to it than some others did. She may have been inclined to tease, but she would still defend him loyally where it counted most. ]

I can. Do you need distractions as well as concealment? Because I'm sure that I can make something up.