Wow there have been an awesome number of reviews! Thanks guys! And yes, Kaien has to be cute or else there'd really be no point in having him be competition at all!
I stumbled into the base with the last computer monitor. I didn't so much catch Naru wincing as felt his practiced wince-like glare at my callous treatment of his expensive toys. The stumble was fake and just to irk the self-centered narcissist but I still felt a little petty, after all, it wasn't the monitor's fault I was missing my first real date.
Maybe if I pretend this is a date I can appease my inner romantic! I glanced over at Naru and Lin, sizing them up as potential dates.
Lin ignored me.
Strike one.
Naru kept glaring.
Strike two.