[ "It would be sad to hear that you wouldn't marry me?" - is that what she'd jokingly been trying to say? Micchi's instinct is pretty good about these things, usually. She hadn't made it all the way through the joke though.

Mai-san isn't the most confident in her own humour. ]

Thanks? It wasn't a pity pick. Mine better not have been either.

[Keep the tone light, Micchi, don't get prickly about the subject.]

If I was going to be with someone from the team for my entire life I'd want it to be you; that's how I picked. You'd make sure we had a happy life.

[ They're simple but words but simple is all he can offer, because if he opens his heart and his mouth properly it'll get really embarrassing and he'll be vulnerable, and he is never making himself vulnerable to anyone. ]