[ He nods, now a little too in his own head to recognize how awkward Akechi's shoulder pat might be. It's just. Shoulder pats are a normal thing, yeah? Yeah.

... wait

aaaand he's blushing a bit again. ]

Th—Thanks. It was fun. Um... sorry it couldn't work out, but I really did have a good time.

... Not like there's anything stopping us from going out again next week anyway, right?

[ Sure, they've been ruled out as a match, but it's not for anything either one of them actually did. So the good vibes between them can continue. ]