[ She was trying to make things less awkward, but maybe it backfired. She can only apologize at this point; trying to act like she could possibly want to kiss him of her own volition is way out of the question. She bows a little toward him. ]

I'm sorry. I'm sure there are a lot of people who'd be happy to kiss you.

[ It's not getting less awkward. Unfortunately, her limp reassurances probably won't get any better than this. Gray's honesty can be a great strength, but sometimes it is like this, a critical failure.

She'd like to turn right around and snowboard the rest of the way down the slope so that she can eject herself from this situation, but... she grabs a meager fistful of courage and pushes on. ]

Still... I do have my own reasons, so if it isn't too disagreeable with you... would it be alright if I kissed you?

[ she'd like to die actually ]