[ Ohh. So he likes Sparky! Good to know. She'll use this information wisely, and call him Tsoundere exclusively.

Meanwhile, karma swoops in at last. Enjoy the offended look that comes from not only being called a brat, but getting booped back. What an outrage! She's so going to speak to the hotel manager about this!

...Or huff and puff. Getting doses of her own medicine sucks. ]

Shut up! I'm not a brat!

[ She's a brat, but he's not supposed to point it out. She'll need to plot some really good revenge for that. For now, she'll keep looking into that visor of his. ]

Your "optics," huh... [ How fancy! ] Has anyone else been close enough to see them like this?

[ Monika scoots in even closer, hands resting near his neck. There's a question brewing in her head that she knows should stay in it, but she doesn't know how to ignore an impulse. ]

Anyone like...someone you'd want to be a Conjunx?

[ A completely innocent question she's asking for absolutely no reason. This is information she definitely does not want. It's not searching for potential competition or anything. It's learning!

...Just remember, she does not need to know this. TELL HER. ]