Lane stared at the two digits blankly for a long while, just blinking mindlessly.
Then, he suddenly laughed.
"Hah!" A chuckle escaped his mouth. Soft and quiet at first, but quickly turning into full laughter. Loud, boisterous, slightly harsh, but not unpleasant to the ear.
Hearing this, Damien put the laundry basket down, and walked into the living room, where Lane was laughing his lungs out on the couch, his whole body spasming.
…He really didn't know what to make out of it. Although it wasn't rare for Lane to smile and laugh, an outburst like that was unusual.
"What is it?" he asked, approaching the man.
Then, he noticed the phone in Lane's hand. The screen was still lit up, displaying Lane's personal profile records in the Association's application…
And on top of it all was the result of the written exam for the Basic Esper Qualification Lane had taken earlier in the day, updated just a few minutes ago.
71%.
"I passed, I passed!" Lane laughed, almost breathless.
