[color=a187be][b]Shinjiro Karasawa[/b][/color]

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[i][color=a187be]"-what-"[/color][/i] he said in plain English, giving the salesgirl a look that spoke volumes of utter confusion mid-handshake.

[color=a187be][i]You gotta be kidding me, no way I heard that one right. Quit bustin' my balls, Hat-chan. I'm tryin' ta introduce myself here.[/i][/color]

"You wanna run that one by me one more time, Hat-chan? I don't think I caught it." he replied, returning to fluent Japanese even as some of the female students around them tittered excitedly amongst each other that [i]she just asked him out Oh Em [u]Gee[/u]![/i] Consummately ignored, he broke the handshake awkwardly even as she continued to make sales as if she'd just said [color=blue]"Hey, Kara-han, how's the weather?"[/color]