[For a few seconds, Kokoro sagged in relief. That's right, they were just not going to bring it up, for both their sakes. Maybe wearing a skirt was not the best idea she'd had, but she'd wanted to be cute.

Oh well, it is what it is.]

Yeah...

[Kokoro laughed weakly. Crisis averted.]

Anyway, um, why don't you take a seat and I'll sit down on the floor. It's weird, but I usually sat that way with some friends of mine back home.

[And it made her feel small, which was an added bonus.]