"Maybe I'd be nervous if I thought it might actually happen tonight," Akiha shoots back, harsher than she really meant to be, enough to make her wince at the sound of her own voice.

"... I'm sorry," she mumbles awkwardly, putting her fist to her chin again, breaking eye contact with Nico to stare at the sheets directly to the right of her. "I... am, a little. Nervous, that is. This would be easier if we both just relaxed, but that's harder than it sounds."