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eh... anyway, why are you even asking?? i still don't understand

[ why are you making this hard ]

i didn't know who else to ask...

even if you're single now, you must have had past relationships, right? experience and stuff.

that's true...

[because he's suspicious... and he doesn't know where to place Akira's intentions]

so you're not interested in anyone right now?

[ HERE IT IS? ]

that's a huge jump kurusu.

are you trying to get closer to me? or do you have a hidden motive?

is it? i mean we're talking about confessing, relationships, etc. maybe you're just being paranoid.

but getting closer doesn't sound bad. you seem like a good friend to have.

thanks.

[he stares at his phone for a moment... well, that was oddly charming, akira.]

fine, to your question earlier... idk. before we had a monster invasion, i was working nightshift. which isn't exactly a great time to meet people. and crushes aren't how all relationships start.

[#nailedit]

[ ARE YOU READY FOR THE LONGEST PREFACE OF YOUR LIFE? ]

you know from moving around a lot, i accepted that nothing lasts forever and i did really think that it wasn't worth investing into the short moments i had with people. they were all merely passing faces that i will never need to remember.

but i learned that's why you should. you'll never know where something will go, when people will disappear, and how long you have with them. crushes may not be how a relationship starts, but what's wrong with chasing it?

did someone pop up into your mind?

[....that. was smooth. somehow he went from "not having this conversation" to "considering having this conversation."]

so, you moved a lot, and that's why you're looking for help on how to ask someone out.

[why didn't you just say so, Akira]

but that's not what i was getting at when i said that. you've never just asked someone you thought was cute for their number?

[ you know what sure ]

i guess so, yeah.

hey, how someone goes about courting their crush is really none of my business, but you're right. does this mean you do have a crush on someone?

[you know what. sure.

x2, or something]

i don't know about right now. maybe, i guess.

[ Ann said the same exact thing—"it's not I actually like him or anything!" ]

you know what, i'll take that.

who is it?

[he was a pretty private person... but. Akira did share something about himself.]

i'd rather not say for now. like i said, could be nothing. and i don't think naming her is exactly relevant right now.

i guess i'll leave my guesses behind for now and instead throw you some possible suitors.

what do you think of

[ he adds in the long pause as if he's THINKING and SCROLLING through the Retrospec direction, but he knows who: ]

Ann Takamaki?

[that... was so specific, that his suspicions are back. so, now it's time to grill him.]

akira...
do you know ann?
is there a reason you're bringing her up?
was this entire conversation leading in this direction?

???

she looks cute based on her Retrospec icon, so i chose her?

[ IS

HE

WRONG ]

[NOT THE POINT, KURUSU]

akira... there are a lot of really cute girls on the app.

are you saying Takamaki isn't one of them?

[ ?????????????????? ]

of course ann's cute.

~~yeah, i thought so.~~ oh, so you two know each other. even on first-name basis. wow.

but it sounds like you think someone is cuter... what about Minako Arisato?

[he recognized the name, and maybe that... is enough to allay his suspicions that something's going on.]

can... we just not talk about this? i've never even talked to her.

Minako is a very kind girl. i'm actually worried for her. it seems like she shoulders a lot under her smile.

[ BUT. moving on. ]

sorry, i was just curious who your not crush might be. it kind of made me feel a bit more comfortable knowing that you had someone you liked, too.

huh. so you're on first name basis with minako.

[since he'd brought it up for ann.]

anyway, sure i have crushes sometimes. but i don't think that's going to help you. comfort aside.

i usually call her by her last name, but i'm getting used to just saying first names since someone mentioned it was a little weird. I guess it is since we're not in Japan or anything, but i've never had to interact or talk to so many people before Retrospec.

well, it's still a valiant effort. i appreciate it even the company.

is that why you call me mr. lou all the time? you're fresh from japan?

[so many people from Japan... wow.]

at any rate, did you at least get any help out of this conversation?

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