[SORRY SCOTT AKIRA MAY BE FILLED WITH THESE KINDS OF INSIDE JOKES. . . but he takes mercy on his new friend for now as he gently tugs off his pajama top and slips back into the stuffy collared shirt from the night before. this time, he'll at least forego the jacket]

Have you ever played one of those video games where you have to rank up your relationships with the other characters?

[otome games. he means otome games]

It's just a reference to that.

[. . . since explaining the ethereal nature of his Confidants would be. . . much more complicated]