[ For a second, her smile stays soft and fond - and then it flits into a little grin, playful and catlike again. ]

Now that's for sure a lie. I know just how grumpy you get when you have to actually do some work. You're one hundred percent the type who'll give it maybe forty percent if you can get away with it.

[ There. That kind of teasing is a little more like them, isn't it? The perfect way for Ai to get back on her feet. ]

Come on. Let's go up and get this over with. This is the first time you're gonna see me perform for real, right? So I'll give it my all.