[... He wonders if he could seal her memory like Shaka did with his using his mental attack. No, wait, it's Kotomi, maybe he can save face somehow. Keep calm.]

It's hard not to when your name is brought up by Smoker when we talk. Or when I see a book in the library that you like or have told me about. I don't call you when that happens. And it's just stuff that makes me think of you at times, nothing else.

[It's not like he spends the whole day thinking of you. Was that tsun enough to distract her?]