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[battering]

[ He laughs at her initial reaction, but it switches into a skeptical look the moment she turns away. ]

... You wear makeup? [ HE'S SO OBSERVANT. ] I've been looking at you all day, you look fine!

[redsea]

[ You wear makeup? Dude...

She's trembling a little. Yata, you don't understand. ]

But Ka Koubun said, this sort of plain face... it won't do.

[battering]

[ He really doesn't understand, not at all. ]

Why not? You're-- I mean, from since we met... I think you lookthemostbeautifultoday.

[ It's one straight breath and jumbled but phew, he was honest and the world didn't end. ]

[redsea]

[ She lifts her head from her hands to look at him for a few seconds, then hides again. This time, it's not out of shame. She wouldn't be peeking through the gaps between her fingers otherwise. ]

Thank you.

[ It's like she has this huge, elaborate plan to consistently embarrass Yata today, but that isn't the case. They're both just embarrassing enough as it is... ]

You're... not my type.

[battering]

[ What does that mean, why is Kougyoku so confusing sometimes. ]

Huh? ... is that an insult?

[redsea]

No! No, I wasn't finished! It's just that you're far from what I imagined my boyfriend to be! [ ...that sounded so much better in her head. ]

[battering]

[ Boyfriend. It felt kind of weird hearing it out loud, but it was the sort of weird that made his heart flutter, as cheesy as it was. ]

Oh... yeah, I guess that makes sense. [ Because they didn't have street thugs in the Kou Empire, right? Not because he didn't actually meet her standards?

In a mix of embarrassment and self-consciousness, his shoes become very interesting to stare at. ]

[redsea]

[ It's because of that and he's not tall, dark and handsome

but like hell she'd say it out loud! She copies Yata instead and looks at her mug. ]

But things like that do not matter anymore. You have a nice face, anyway. [ That was difficult to admit. She dips her head to hide a smile as she takes a sip of her drink. ]

[battering]

[ He wants to slap the hot chocolate out of her hands and shove her to the floor like a playground bully for the compliment, but he doesn't.

Yata's pretty sure she'd kick his ass.

Also he's too busy covering his face with his hands now. He mumbles, ] Don't say stuff like that... [ It makes him blush! ]

[redsea]

You started it. [ Not looking at him, nope. Even if they were just inches away a while ago. He's not the only one blushing here. ]

[battering]

No I didn't!

[ He probably did, he just couldn't really think straight after everything that had happened today. ]

...A-anyway, did you have something else you wanted to do?

[redsea]

[ They can count the number of times he's called her a variation of pretty today for evidence. Or! ]

Well, I used my charm and wit to get a pack of playing cards the other day. [ More like someone took pity on her for lurking around the shops and gave her something to send her off. ] Do you know how to play?

[battering]

Uh, kinda. The only game I know is go-fish. [ SHRUGS. ] I'll just learn fast if you wanna teach me yours!

[redsea]

Oh. I... was hoping you would teach me. These are nothing like the cards I know. [ what are all these suits, man... ]