[ The hand is getting ignored entirely. Miach makes a point out of not living up to any kind of expectations and unwritten rules and she doesn't mind if this is an inconvenience to anybody else.

She does, however, close her book and begin playing with her little braid, a sign of attentiveness once you get to know her. ]

I was forcibly transferred this semester. Not that I mind, this place appears to be more interesting than my last school.