[ Now that she's gotten it out there, in contrast, Alex feels a little less...well, like a ball of nerves, glancing over to see Sayaka's (cute) blushing face. ]

...Uh-huh. Gimme, um...a few days to plan sometimes? But- I can... I would love to take you out "somewhere," Sayaka Maizono.

[ ...A little internal fist-pump. Aw yeah, that was kind of smooth. ]