#so honestly daisuke’s like a breath of fresh air compared to her boys lmao

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“Yeah, that makes sense.” It takes only a moment to think about his words. Jumping right in to see a festival sounded fun but planning things out for the day would probably benefit them much better in the long run.

“How about we go for a walk and talk?” She suggests giggling at her little rhyme, still grinning with hands clasped together. A place immediately comes to mind. “We can go to the river!” It was a new spot she’d recently discovered and has quickly grown fond of. A change of scenery would also probably help this whole situation and clear the bit of awkward air between them.

They could introduce themselves properly and learn more about each other, at least that's what Neya’s hoping for. Sure, she just got back from the store but it was still rather early in the day and it's not like she had anything else better going on. If she’s being honest, Niwa-san sneaking into the warehouse was the most interesting thing to happen to her so far this week, outside of the random late-night chance encounter with Dark.

Which is kind of sad when she thinks about it.

easier said than done , right ? he can't help but worry anyways , still feeling the nervous edge of his emotions racing up and down his skin in little stinging-nettle prickles , but his hand presses against the nape of his neck and he tries his very best to settle and smother the majority of his more unpleasant feelings . something like trust wasn't easy to obtain , and he was sure that an incident like this would end up lingering in neya's mind ; just because she was willing to become a friend didn't mean they were suddenly terribly close , either .

were dark awake , then maybe his voice would have chuckled a little and teasingly encouraged him in some way . even a clumsy step taken ahead of him was still a step forward , after all , and for a boy who was severely lacking in them , making even just one friend was a precious , momentous occasion . either that , or maybe dark would have simply , merely teased without putting in any legitimate encouragement : poor , clueless neya-chan , isn't she pretty much asking you for a date ?

daisuke's cheeks instantly flush redder . his expression contorts , and he hastily answers neya's offer with a nod and gulp . ' u-uh , yeah ... ! yeah ! um , anytime --- b-but it might help to plan things out , right ? ' are you busy now ? is what he'd like to ask , but ... ( argh , he can't do it --- ! ) even if he wanted to suggest that a pleasant experience could make up for an unpleasant one with the rest of the day , it still felt too awkward to try to say --- ! ' i mean , like ... i-if you wanted to go someplace right now , we could ! or , um , maybe --- er , we could figure out the one that interests you the most for next time ... ? '

festivals and story scrolls ... neya really was old fashioned . at least he had just a little experience with things like this --- living in a mansion full of hundred year old artworks had adjusted him , thank goodness !