Up until now Allen's day had been going so well.
Not that Chief Uzuki standing twenty centimeters from him was a bad thing. It was just that he was having trouble getting his thoughts in order with her right there. He tried not to squirm.
She noticed. "Am I making you uncomfortable? I know I'm a bit close, but we both need to see what's on this screen."
"Uncomfortable?" Allen's head rolled strangely as he started to nod and turned it into a shake. "Certainly not. We're just colleagues, after all."
It was the dumbest lie he could have told.