[Between the lighting in the restaurant, skin tone, and his freckles, the flush creeping up over Yamaguchi's face at those words may go unnoticed.
But, it's definitely there.]
…Really?? [This shouldn't be so difficult to accept, but it still feels like the wind's been knocked out of him.] More than once, you mean?
[He can't possibly commit to that. Yamaguchi knows he can't. Yet, it's nice nonetheless…just to have a night away from work, for once, and spend it with someone kind and funny that actually seems to like him for reasons outside of utility.]
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But, it's definitely there.]
…Really?? [This shouldn't be so difficult to accept, but it still feels like the wind's been knocked out of him.] More than once, you mean?
[He can't possibly commit to that. Yamaguchi knows he can't. Yet, it's nice nonetheless…just to have a night away from work, for once, and spend it with someone kind and funny that actually seems to like him for reasons outside of utility.]