I didn't mean back then. [ he's just gonna pinch him on the nose — hard. ] I meant what's stoppin' you here, stupid. Even if you aren't interested in humans, we have plenty of nonhumans on base.

[ .........how is it that suguru and ieiri left him out of that convo? rude. ]

I wouldn't have made fun of you. [ —also childishly grumbly. ] Nothin' wrong with wanting to be in a serious relationship before you have sex. It isn't really for me, but isn't that the norm for most people? [ can't believe they left him out. he's never getting over it. ]