Ah yes, let's just suddenly trust this mysterious alien with superior technology who appears out of nowhere....
Unless they have some wierd affinity towards noah hardcoded into their DNA.
"My mom said they don't have money so I shouldn't play with him because it'd bother him"
What the hell?
Should it be "they don't have money so you should invite hin to play with you since his father is probably busy and not home"?
"I work a lot because my parents aren't around and my brother is a shut-in. I'm troubled which uni to go to cause we don't have the money."
Like, why is he trying so hard to hide it? Does Japan seriously have a discrimination problem against poor people or something?
?? Why would your friends act differently if you were in a tough spot? If it's awkward, then they aren't very good friends, are they?
It's only awkward because people don't usually talk about their problems, so others don't know how to react because lack of practice.
If everyone approached...