"If" He corrected gently. "Not when. If. It's much to early to give up on the whole thing." Picking up his fork again, he carefully picked the last couple of strawberries off the cake. Never mind keeping it in one piece. "I don't think that anyone meant to make you feel as uncomfortable as you did but... you don't have to take my advice or even decide right away - I mean, I'm just a kid, what do I know? - but don't shut yourself away just yet, okay? Even if nobody comes. We can just eat sweet things and hang out." Kaoru would have to be selective though, for fear of bankrupting himself.

A frown flickered across his face and he shifted a little on his cushion, pulling Tama-chan out of her sling and crossing his legs to make a little nest. It wasn't the right way to sit, but the egg's wobbling usually decreased when he held her like that. He blew his fringe back in mild annoyance anyway, though. "So fidgety, Tama-chan. Or did you have a problem with something I said?"