
“ah, well, i heard about some of it from kanji-kun. .. but is that what’s going on? .. i just can’t believe it. that tv world is dangerous, right? who in their right mind would do such a terrible thing? .. mm, i hope kanji and his friends can catch the criminal soon. .. but tell them to be careful as well, alright? —”

“squaally’s birthday? hmm. .. … well, there’s not aaah — a lot of things i could get him here. .. … how aabout free hugs and kisses for a whole daay? ~ hehe. .. nah, i think he’d like the opposite of that better. or maaybe i’ll steal the pony-tailed girl’s shark on her bookshelf and give it to him. ♥ .. aah. i don’t know, whaat would you like, squally?”

“o - oh, is he? um. .. well, that’s very nice of him. .. though. … please tell me he’s not a .. well, ‘expert’ in that field. otherwise i might have to teach him a few things myself.”
smooches her face she’s so precious you’re both getting married and having all the kids and being best parents ok

“are .. you just making things up? i mean, you’ve gotta be.
besides, you didn’t even get beat’s thoughts on the matter. ..
for all i know, he could be thinking of ditching me soon.”

“wha ― /// i .. i told her not to ask him that! ugh, stupid mun. ..”

“i - i’m only gonna say this once, so listen good! .. … in .. in the far future, yeah, i do want kids. like i said, i don’t want a lot, but i mean, being an only child must be lonely, so i think two’s a good number. b - but this may not even concern you, beat, so just .. just forget it, okay? mun was being stupid and nosy, and i’m sorry you had to deal with her. .. though, i .. ―”

“i am kinda curious as to what you thought of that stuff. .. l - like, obviously it’s not set in stone, and i may not even be the one you marry, but .. ― i don’t know, i’m just curious, i guess.”
“hn. ..”

“well. .. if we’re dating, then .. wouldn’t i be accepting of it? i mean, even if we weren’t dating, i’d be okay with it. it shouldn’t matter who or what your friends are .. what matters is how close you are to them. it’s kind of like how i feel about the others. .. they’re all older than me ― some are even graduating this year ― but, i mean .. we’re still friends. so why should it matter? .. …”