[Rei can't help but feel warmer, her own thumb running against Yuri's fingers. Is this a moment they're having? She's...not sure she ever would've found another kindred spirit before this point, not after Kaido, but here they are.]

Hee [A weak half-laugh.] I try to be. But I'm not a princess.

[Not yet, anyway. But that's a topic for another time. Or never, who knows.]

I think...though...it might be nice to dress you up, yes. We'll be in Tokyo, and I have some ideas. [She winks playfully, trying not to blush harder.

But all these moments were doing was distracting them, of course. The door to the study room stands before them like a gigantic, looming monolith of moment-spoiling. Rei shoves it open with a shoulder, not wanting to look away from Yuri, and finally lets her hand go.]

...but...we should get down to business. We can plan all that when we finish up.