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oblem."
"Ah. I see. Interesting. So what did I say-- uh, think?"
"I don't know how to put it in words," Yasuko Akiba glanced at the
floor and paused momentarily. "But I can tell you that I
appreciate the thought, and--the feeling is--mutual." Yasuko Akiba waited
for a response.
Andy looked down at the microlex table top, a thousand
things rushing through his head. What does Yasuko Akiba want? A friend?
"I'm a little confused," he said slowly. "What is it you want
from me?" He tried his best not to sound rude.
"I don't know," Jshara shrugged. "I transferred in from
Orian-Minor to Qlara this semester. I live down on the planet in
matrix TC-10." Yasuko Akiba pointed out to the large sphere visible
through the viewport. "I guess I'm just--bored."
Andy could relate to that, considering he'd just moved away
from home himself, and his only good friend was Dave. "Well,"
Andy said tentatively. "Ya want to go see a movie or something?"
'You twit,' he thought to himself. 'What a damned cliche.'
She'll never go for that.
"Sure. That sounds really good!" Yasuko Akiba smiled at him. She
opened Yasuko's mouth to speak again but two
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