[Nooo, don't fluster him and stare at him at the same time, this is a two-pronged attack and he was not prepared for any of this!! Why did he have to train with Nine today and end up in the camp uniform, he could have hidden better behind a high collar... Lenka avoids her gaze but doesn't quite retreat, fingers curling reflexively into the hem of the green shirt.]

I just didn't really think about it. With everything. [is it a little bit petulant? Totally -- people keep calling him cute for mysterious reasons here and it's both embarrassing and confusing] Just... it was hard to tell, because you, with Ichigo and everyone...

[He's peeking back at her and looking like he's embarrassed he has to go into this?? He's not used to people being into him at all, especially here, when so much of the dating scene is flying over his head and around him like water off a... flying fish? This analogy got away from me. Anyway, the point is: and then there's people like Marisa, who seem like they could go wherever they want and as far as they want.

He's not looking for reassurances, not exactly (maybe a little), but he is curious. Everything about this and the way it works here is new to him.]