<div class="floatleft">(http://cdn.myanimelist.net/images/characters/6/159571.jpg)</div><strong>Name:</strong>Sakurai Yuuji<br/><strong>Location:</strong>Cafeteria<br/><strong>Tagging:</strong>Tachibana Hanako<br/><br/><hr/><br/>Yuuji had been staring off into space, sipping through his bendy straw and thinking about Hanako in striped underwear. He was glad that he didn't need to worry about making a perverted smile and just continued to think about various different types of striped underwear.<em>"Light blue stripes would look good against her hair, but then there are also pink stripes. Pink stripes are hard to pull off, but I think she could do it."</em>Silently slurping on his strawberry milk, these thoughts continued to entertain his mind until he heard his name. His images were broken and he made a bit of a sour face before turning to the culprit and seeing that it was Hanako herself that was addressing him. "She<em> is talking to </em>me?<em> Did I win some lottery somewhere? Maybe my horoscope said something positive about my chances with women... Probably not."</em><br/><br/>As happy as he was, Yuuji needed to keep his character up and turned to her with his usual serious-looking face. Hanako asked about his milk and said that strawberry milk sounded delicious. He wanted to scoff and exclaim, "Of course strawberry milk is delicious! It is the king of all dairy beverages, no, the mega-super-ultra-emperor of every beverage ever!" But of course, that would've been out of character and he needed to focus. That was when she pointed at her anpan and said that it was her favorite sweet and that she'd do anything for one, then asked him if he would do the same. Yuuji stopped drinking from his milk momentarily as his brain went into an explosion,<em>"Anpan? Anpan is good, but it is simple. But simple things aren't necessarily bad, if fact many delicious things are simple in their construct like a basic crepe. However, anpan wasn't simple in just construct, but limited in usage. Sure, it is portable and you could eat it everywhere, but there are few things that go with it, culinarily speaking. If I were going for portability, then I'd choose chocolate; it also goes well with many things. Anpan, the amount of times I eat anpan in a week is the same number of times I willingly give up the chance to look at a girl's panties. Very little, almost non-existent. I don't hate or dislike anpan, I just don't prefer it."</em><br/><br/>His brain rested after that internal outburst and he watched as Hanako finished her juice box and went on to begin eating her anpan. She looked at him and Yuuji just looked away and then down towards his strawberry milk. He lifted it up to his mouth, his wet lips returning to the straw to take another small sip before he stopped yet again and looked at Hanako with the usual steely eyes that he had. This was a technique unique to him, he called it the "Sweet Retreat." Basically, when he was cornered and had nothing to say, he'd eat something, usually a sweet, and by the time he finished it, he had thought of something to say. Yuuji spoke, his tone not particularly accommodating but not entirely stern,<strong>"Hmm? Anpan? Yeah, it's good."</strong>Internally, he pumped his fist and said "Hell yeah!" But part of him thought that his short response wasn't really praisable. But he kept in character and was still able to make conversation.<em>"Good first step, now to take it a step further!"</em>He continued to speak in the same professional tone,<strong>"You're Tachibana Hanako-san, right? We're in the same class. I don't think we've ever properly met. It's a pleasure."</strong>They had never properly met, but his eyes were very acquainted with her body. Though, listening to her speak was nice. Her voice wasn't harsh and her appearance up close only confirmed what he had always thought: that she was really cute. She also looked innocent, but that was a baseless guess and he would just have to know her better to get a more accurate read on her.<br/><br/>Yuuji pushed his glasses up before resuming,<strong>"I feel like it is my duty to ask this, how are you doing in your studies?"</strong>He could guess that she didn't do too well based on assumptions from papers he saw on her desk, but that's all they ever were: assumptions. This was the only way to push the conversation forward and stay in character. If anything, she might tell him any worries she had and he could lend an ear and seek a possible resolution. They had become classmates only a few weeks ago, but that shouldn't stop him from trying to solve issues she might have to share with him. Yuuji wouldn't seek out to help, but he wouldn't refuse a request for help. Like in his video-games, it is the brave and adventurous that prosper, not the ones who play it safe. If Hanako had anything to say to him, then she would. Yuuji picked up his strawberry milk in one hand and continued to drink it from his straw.