[He doesn't mind the fact that she seems about as eager to look at him as he is to look at her. With the distance between them, his head is a little clearer. He takes a deep breath and does a quick glance around - still no shadows for now. Good. He desperately needs a chance to try and process what just happened, even if he only gets a few seconds. Okay. His day started with an incredibly vivid sex dream about Naoto. Then he spent all day thinking about it, before being forced into a TV world expedition by their fearless leader on one of the very few days he honestly would have preferred to stay home. Okay, it made sense so far]
[Then in the TV world, he wound up paired with Naoto. It was... well, a little unusual and more than a little unfortunate given how he spent the earlier day, but that was normal enough. They'd made their way through as best they could, a little banged up but otherwise fine. They reached a safe area...]
[They had talked, there was ointment involved... ointment and a lot of staring. She had tripped, he had tickled her... then he kissed her and she kissed him back.]
[The sequence of events was easy enough to follow. The fact that it was Naoto is what made it almost impossible to comprehend. Naoto, the smart and serious detective... instead of kneeing him in the crotch, she'd kissed him back. Could she seriously be interested? Thankfully, she doesn't leave him hanging for long. He'd only half heard her mention meeting back up with the others - he'd only managed a nod in response. But when she mentions Aiya's? That gets him to turn around, looking at her with momentary confusion]
I, uh... sure! [Confusion turns to a smile he doesn't even try to hide as a sense of relief washes over him. Whatever's going on between them, at least it won't be left here in this room. That's enough for now, and knowing that meeting is ahead helps him feel a little more like his usual self. After all, there can't be Aiya's without making it back, so that's the priority. His headphones go back on, and for the moment, normalcy is resumed.]
You're too kind ♥♥♥♥♥ and this turned into teal deer oops
[Then in the TV world, he wound up paired with Naoto. It was... well, a little unusual and more than a little unfortunate given how he spent the earlier day, but that was normal enough. They'd made their way through as best they could, a little banged up but otherwise fine. They reached a safe area...]
[They had talked, there was ointment involved... ointment and a lot of staring. She had tripped, he had tickled her... then he kissed her and she kissed him back.]
[The sequence of events was easy enough to follow. The fact that it was Naoto is what made it almost impossible to comprehend. Naoto, the smart and serious detective... instead of kneeing him in the crotch, she'd kissed him back. Could she seriously be interested? Thankfully, she doesn't leave him hanging for long. He'd only half heard her mention meeting back up with the others - he'd only managed a nod in response. But when she mentions Aiya's? That gets him to turn around, looking at her with momentary confusion]
I, uh... sure! [Confusion turns to a smile he doesn't even try to hide as a sense of relief washes over him. Whatever's going on between them, at least it won't be left here in this room. That's enough for now, and knowing that meeting is ahead helps him feel a little more like his usual self. After all, there can't be Aiya's without making it back, so that's the priority. His headphones go back on, and for the moment, normalcy is resumed.]
Whenever you're ready - I'll follow your lead.