[ You won't know, Monika thinks, still smiling cheerfully, because I won't let you get that far. Normal, not-unhinged thoughts!

Returning the hug has her feeling the warm, happy feelings she's missed so dearly. And for being a mostly faceless grump, he can be so dang adorable sometimes. His avatar is especially adorable, especially with how it contrasts with the real him. Everything about him is adorable!

She giggles up a storm at his attempt to fire back. So adorable!! ]

And you're still trying to call me Moni Muffins, huh~? You silly robot...

[ It's only then that she realizes she's reached up to hold his cheek. Not only that, she's been leaning in for a kiss. She freezes halfway to his lips, letting out a tiny squeak of her own. That'd been such a normal thing for them in the past, it became muscle memory. Without even thinking, she'd begun to do it.

Her hand's yanked back as if she'd just dipped it in lava, then she scoots away enough to leave plenty of space between them. Look at that, she suddenly finds picking sand out of her ponytail very important. ]

So. Ah-Ahaha! Any other constellations you recognize? I think I recognize Cygnus, now that I'm looking closer! It's a swan!

[ Focus on the sky with her, because nothing happened. ]