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13th Flight: [Action]

[Slapped to the door of the clothing store is a note. It's not a very remarkable note, even if the text is a bit on the large side. But it's a note on a door, so most people will probably stop to read it.

This is what they will see.]

Give the next person you see a big hug and kiss!

[And hiding in a nearby tree, watching the results of her little experiment, is one Arche Klaine.]

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[Let me count the ways that that was convincing...] Professor.

[She turns away from staring at the icebox to look back over at him.] ... Why would you think that anything's wrong?

Because an exclamation of "Oh" is usually a revelation or accident. [And seeing as this is you in the kitchen...]

Oh... I see. It's -- nothing major. It just occurred to me that I wasn't really certain of what else to do after the punch was finished. That's all.

Overwork?

Well, I ... wasn't thinking of that, exactly, but ... are you offering that as a suggestion?

A joke, Professor. A joke. [He shakes his head.] I believe you would be in trouble if I was encouraging that kind of behavior.

... yes, I suppose you're right. [She shakes her head slightly and sighs] So, ah. Now what?

We discuss awkward tension, of course.

...

... I suppose it is rather silly to pretend that it isn't there.

Will this prove to be detrimental to our working relationship?

I don't see why it should. After all, we're both adults, and it's not like this is the first time we've dealt with awkward tension. Just... nothing quite of this nature.

You could just tell me what you're thinking.

[He raises a brow.] I was thinking of something?

... Weren't you?

[A long pause.]

I was thinking about how much sugar you must have put into that drink.

I meant in reference to your current choice in conversation.

Considering the amount of stammering you did, Professor, it seemed like a perfectly logical conversation to have.

And that's the only reason?

Yes. [immune]

... If you say. [Skeptical. But expected. Jerk.]

You are a colleague, Professor, and a housemate as well. If this were to affect our current dynamic, I would have to have a few choice words with the maker of that sign. [Is that what you want to hear?]

What about it do you think is likely to be affected? It's simply a foolish experiment that someone got a little too creative with. It's not as if this should have negative repercussions. [No. Not exactly.]

Again, your stammering begs to differ.

Does it, really? It's a perfectly natural reaction to something surprising. It'll pass.

[A slight sigh.] Very good then. We'll leave it at that.