[ml1201]

Smiling, she enjoys hearing about his family, but stiffens a bit when he imitates his grandmother, her mind running a million miles a minute. Going weak in front of a woman? He hasn't done so in front of women that I've seen. Unless... Letting go she nervously moves so that she's in front of Akira, facing him.

"Akira, you weren't drinking because you were worried about me, were you? Do you..." she tries to say like while blushing, and can't get the word out for some reason, it just feels like her throat keeps closing up on her for some reason. She's never experienced this before and doesn't know what to do.