"Those elitist pricks didn't let you in?! Omg. OH. Em. Gee," he trills, not quite able to keep a half smirk off his face. "You want me to egg the dean of admission's house?"

He's relieved to hear her talk about LCU, his shoulders stop bunching up. "So, you're just gonna stay here, right? In this house? With me? Your favorite dad?" He hovers, irritatingly.