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Overload? Naw, no way. He didn’t say THAT much, did he? Or did she not expect to be addressed to begin with? Maybe she didn’t actually expect a friendly face in USARILN East? Yeah, definitely a new person then, who got a little TOO intimidated by East’s reputation and Zhang’s little speech. Running through his own thoughts during that awkward minute of silence, the arbiter watched her talk to the ground, words passing almost silently through her lips.

Woo, a real wallflower, huh? That was cute in its own way though, and he repressed the urge to poke the crown of her head. It’d surprise her, and not in a ‘break the ice and relax the tensions’ sort of way. Nevertheless, he bent down his own head to catch her words, before nodding once.

[color=B0C4DE]“Sophia Lemane, eh? Nice to meet you then!”[/color]

He waited a couple more seconds as her head raised up, face now adorably flushed. No doubt, she was working up the courage to continue on with her suggestion at this point. Would he like to go out on a date with her? Would he like to take a shower with her? Would he like to play video games with her? Would he like to have her instead of dinner?

Five seconds. Ten seconds. Twenty. Forty. A whole other minute.

…

Brent scratched the back of his head.

[color=B0C4DE]“Uh…sorry, but you’re not a telepath and I’m not a mind reader. What would you like me to do? Can’t really make guesses about what you want, since we’re strangers and all that.”[/color]
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