[Despite everything, her genuineness gets an honest smile out of him as he stops walking.]

Thanks, Kotori...

[Oh shoot, don' t stop, Hunk! He starts up again.]

What, uh, what kind of books were you looking at? I keep looking for The Little Mermaid, but someone else is always reading it when I go. I think we, uh, well, mostly me... I mean, that story definitely changed.