"A true lady should always act with kindness, Mr Kimblee~"

But it's clear his words have had an effect on her; her smile goes from cheeky to warm, and she places her hands neatly on the table, her gaze on his.

"There was no way I could judge you until I'd heard your side of the story, Mr Kimblee. I owed you that."

You know what? Nevermind his face, this crockery is absolutely fascinating! Let her just examine her teacup thoroughly, yes. Goodness, this pretty pattern....he doesn't mind if she just stares at it a bit, does he?

"You mean a lot to me, you know. Why else would I take so many pictures of you?"

.....um.

"My...goodness that sounded incredibly creepy, that wasn't....that didn't quite come out right. What I meant was, you're a very dear friend of mine and I love taking photos of my friends; ask the Professor, I've got tons of him!

....should I just...stop talking?"