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[Not realizing it...... well that sounds comically familiar. Even still, it's embarrassing to actually think about dating.]

I don't mind. you have seniority, so I'll try not to step on your toes.

[Also because of the previous comments about ass-kicking.]

in the end, we both want the same thing, right? for Komaeda to be happy.

[gitanes]

[Because she is not a very nice person, Lila grins again. It's sharp.]

i mean, i would have agreed with you a second ago, but then you declared me alpha girlfriend so i can't hear you over this power trip

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[Despite it all, he laughs. Though it's probably better that Lila doesn't hear him do that.]

fair enough. but hopefully you won't forget all us little people from your perch as alpha girlfriend.

[gitanes]

[Definitely. Laugh at Lila if you want an ass kicking.]

for some reason, i haven't yet.

oh, that reminds me. why the fuck did you agree to a date where you just clean? is this a guy thing because i fucking hate it.

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well, he did invite me out to lunch afterwards.

[That had been nice. Sorry Lila neither of them know how actual dates work,]

the arcade's really important to him. it used to belong to an old friend of ours, but she's not here anymore. so I guess he and Souda were taking care of it before... and Souda's not very good at cleaning up when he's left alone.

but Komaeda asked me to help him, so I said yes. I want to honor her memory too, so I didn't mind.

...I did think it was a weird place for a date, though.

[So much so he didn't realize it was a date until mid-cleaning.]

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yeah i heard about souda the slob. not a good reason to have a date there. next time have him clean the arcade and go on a date there after. if you like arcade games i mean i don't know. or just hang out for the ambience? i don't really get it. whatever.

he's not very good at this. like he's really nervous about all of it. like a lot. you don't exactly strike me as casanova but if you make fun of him for it i'll eat your heart.

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I'm basically the farthest thing away from being suave or cool or good at dating. I wouldn't make fun of him anyway, but it's not like I have any right to mock when I don't even know what I'm doing.

but I'm gonna try! like cafes, and parks and... lunch? the arcade might not be a bad idea.

[Well he's trying,]

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i don't know, the way boys interact with each other is weird. you might just punch him in the arm and go "bro" a lot and that's the whole date. how should i fucking know?

those ideas don't suck, though. good.

i've decided i don't hate you.

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if that's how it works then I would've gotten a lot more dates by now.

[It would also probably make Souda freak out about it, which is pretty funny.]

but I'm glad. I won't let you down.