[ Luckily Kotomi is not fast mentally enough to connect the whole experiment thing from quite some time ago with what Rin said.. so she's just a little confused now, so it's not true after all? ... Oh well..

Not to mention she doesn't notice Ikki's glaring either because he's at least faintly smiling when he looks at her, so she doesn't think there's any tension here at all. Sorry Rin. ]

But you can read about dates too, right? I've done that before [ for.. the whole relationship's sake and all... ] so those scientists could do it too. Scientists like reading, after all.

.. Don't you agree, Rin-kun?