"Please. If you were a delicate maiden, we wouldn't be having this conversation," Akiha huffs. If Nico were as delicate as she likes to act? They'd still be on their shopping date - and Nico probably would have never mentioned her sexuality. Being that open about it takes a mix of confidence and sheer stubbornness.

But speaking of open... of course, she'd like to ask 'is she rich and is her name Tohno Akiha,' because that's the question of the day, what Akiha is dying to know. A shame she's actually more delicate than she appears. When she thinks about just asking Nico that, she almost feels like freezing up.

Because it's a childish fantasy. A person she's never bothered trying to ingratiate herself to, falling in love with her? Unless Nico enjoys having her hobbies and passions criticized, it's impossible.

"... Is she in your group?" Akiha asks. Somehow this has gone from a vague, theoretical person to someone who actually exists. Not 'what kind of person would Nico fall in love with,' but 'who is Nico in love with?'