[It's evident from her reaction that he's hit on a subject that's too close to home. Was it supposed to be a secret?]

Not until you started talking about 'needing to learn more about the world around you'.

[Haru was on the meek side, sure but that could have been attributed to other elements like having recently been ripped from her dimension and deposited here, or just being of a more gentle nature to start with]

[With a shrug]

I'm usually fairly observant.

[When he gives someone the time a day, not when he's just tolerating them for a short duration]

So what's your story?