[ Is this mushy? It is kind of mushy, huh? They might play around at flirting and Rinne says all sorts of things to her, but it's rare that they're so soft and direct with each other out of pure necessity. She'd always thought she was no good at that kind of talk but she's finding it's slipping out of her more and more easily now it's just the two of them and she doesn't have to worry.

Hm. Maybe if this goes well and they don't get caught, they'll have to find a way to make a habit of this. But that's a big if. ]

Sorry to say, but I'm pretty good at it too. So good that you might have to get ready to eat your words and surrender.

[ Bold faced lie. She's never played air hockey once in her life. But she likes it when Rinne gets keyed up and competitive. ]