His fingers dig deep, working away the knots caused by stressful work, and bringing her a hazy sense of satisfaction. "I don't really know much about Alma, we didn't hang out. Her best friend is-, was this other girl called Victoria. Lilly and I ran into Victoria this morning in the park." He frowns. "Actually, now that I think about it, Victoria seemed really carefree for someone whose friend had just gone missing." He shrugs, continuing his ministrations. "I don't know, you're the cop, not me, but it seemed a little suspicious."
Mikael takes off his mother's jacket, so his fingers can have a greater effect. "Alma and Victoria bully the nerds at school, sometimes really hard. I hear her latest victim is this Japanese transfer student called Kotaro."