Even though Kotoko and Irie seem like the different ends of a very, VERY long spectrum, sometimes, they can act the same.
Or, well, maybe not.
For a school project, Kotomi is interviewing her parents on 'romance'. The project is to interview your parents on some random subject for a journalism class, and even though she is the result of their love, Kotomi still doesn't know how they make their crazily mismatched relationship work.
Question number one: How do you confess your love to someone you like?
Kotoko: Send them a love letter!
Naoki: Don't send them a love letter.
Question number two: How do you impress your date?
Kotoko: Get them a present! Like I got your papa a head-massager. I think he still has it!
Naoki: Don't get them a present. Like once your mama got me a head-massager. I still have it, but only because I forgot to throw it away. Oh, ok, you caught me. I still have it because your mama gave it to me.
Question number three: How do you deal with jealousy?
Kotoko: Well, you talk about it with your girlfriends and then have a girl's night out! That really helps, Kotomi-chan.
Naoki: You don't.
Kotomi: Say what?
Naoki: You don't. Claim her for yourself, instead of letting that bumbling idiotic excuse for a human try to marry her.
Kotomi: Uh...ok…
Question number four: How do you propose marriage?
Kotoko: A kiss in the rain. *goes off into dreamland*
Naoki: Ah, um...yeah. A kiss in the rain. Oye, Kotoko, don't go off dreaming! Kotomi-chan isn't done with her interview.
Question number five: What do you do when your lover is hurt?
Kotoko: Carry her to the nurse's office, save her from drowning, run to the hospital with her in your arms, run again to the hospital to see if she is OK when she is pregnant…*goes into fantasy*
Kotomi: Papa, did that really happen?
Naoki: *mumbles* yes.
Kotomi: Louder, Papa!
Naoki: YES, Kotomi chan, I carried her to the nurse's office when she fell over me in the relay, we were at the water park, and she got a cramp in her leg, so I saved her. When she got appendicitis I ran with her in my arms to the hospital, once she fell when she was walking home from the hospital, when she was carrying you in her belly, and I got so worried, and I ran to see if she was alright.
Kotomi: And Mama says you aren't romantic!
Kotoko: Well, ehehe...Keita-kun walked me home once even though his home was in the other direction. That's SUPER romantic! Now, if only your papa would do that once in a while…
Naoki: *mood darkens* First, of all, Kotoko, if you don't remember, WE LIVE IN THE SAME HOUSE! And I'm better than Keita, and for that matter, Kinnosuke, and better than every SINGLE guy who has ever laid eyes on you. So don't say that you love anyone else! You should only love me! *gets up and leaves the room in a huff*
Kotoko: Ehehehe, he'll calm down and come back. So, Kotomi-chan, do YOU have anyone who's interested in you?
Kotomi: Well, there's Tony-chan, Chris and Kin-chan's son. But he's annoying.
Kotoko: But he loves you...just like I love your papa! Isn't that worth anything? And he's handsome, too! And he can cook!
Kotomi: Wait, this was supposed to be an interview! PAPA, come BACK!