Mika just stared at her.
Then, very quietly, he answered.
"I saw enough to have a thorough understanding of your hobbies."
Astrid shurked at his answer before her face went through several colors—red, white, red again, purple.
She then forced herself to calm down and asked,
"...Can we pretend this never happened?"
Mika's eye twitched.
"I have tears in my eyes, Astrid. Actual tears. From what I just witnessed."
He said while biting his lips in agitation.
"So, do you think I can pretend this never happened?"
She winced.
"...Is that a no?"
"Yes, that's a no Astrid. No matter what you say, I'll never forget this. This is going to be seared into my memory forever."
Mika shook his head stubbornly, still processing the trauma of what he'd witnessed as he said,
"This is going to haunt my nightmares. This is going to be the thing I think about right before I die."
He crossed his arms, trying to regain some composure.
