[He obliges her to lean down, meeting her lips in a kiss. The angle might be unusual, it feels strange to rest a hand on the small of her back and not find withers there, but among all these newer experiences there are some things that are unchanged -- kissing her, and the way she seems to do it in part to mask her embarassment.

Of course, she's only off the hook temporarily, and once they part comes the inevitable teasing.]

--And here I was hoping to surprise you by suggesting it later, but I guess you've been thinking about it this whole time. Naira will be happy to hear it.

[Or confused as to why Hayame is suddenly a different shape, but as long as she gets treats and attention out of it, she won't mind the new passenger, he suspects.]

Then I guess we should get moving, right? We have a lot of ground to cover.