“Mm-hm! It’d be th’ perfect way t’ get more accurate impressions of each other.”
”An’ if Heiji has a problem with it, so be it! I’m my own person, I can do what I want without his permission.”
“I can’t really argue with either of those points, either. Ah, well, if you insist, I suppose…” Hakuba sighed. He was being ridiculous and he knew it. After a moment’s hesitation he managed a little smile, something charming and polite. “It would be my pleasure to take you to dinner, then. Is there anywhere that you’d like to go?”
He hoped that she had some place in mind so that he wouldn’t have to choose, even if it were expensive. Money was something to throw at this sort of problem.
