[Ajax pulls a face at that suggestion, not having ever been attracted to her brother whatsoever. Ugh, they were friends, nothing more.]

Looks like you poked a hole in my theory already then. I think both Aether and myself would prefer to jump off a bridge than be romantically involved with each other.

[He doesn't realize how telling that statement in and of itself was, concentrating on driving and getting through the traffic that's picked up. Downtown Liyue Harbor had its own twists and turns, one-way streets and the like. Students that crossed the street everywhere, and there were more and more of them the closer they got to campus.]