"Okay." Sparkle was quiet for a moment, and then he shrugged. "I dunno. I put more effort in around some people than others."

For Atton, for example, Sparkle was only sort of wearing a mask. When he was at school, he was someone else completely. People didn't get to see Sparkle. Not unless there was a damn good reason for it.

He figured Atton would get how that went.