"Ah. I'd always heard the Crab were more pragmatic about such things than most. Which I consider a good thing. Still, it's good to know. The part about their finding something worth while that is, even if it was not your cousin's first choice."

Drink finished, Tenma set it down before glancing outside and back, "Well, I'm sure it's not gotten any cooler out there, but I should probably venture out, get ready for this 'feast' that our hosts are going to be putting together."

"Oh yes, time does fly by when you're in good company. I myself need to drop by the library before the soirée. Should we exchange com' numbers before we depart though?"

"Oh, sure!"

Tenma pulled out a flip communicator, a newish one with a plain black case.

"I didn't think I would get much use out of this thing here, since I don't know anyone, you know?"

Opening it up she pulls up her number and holds the phone out in a gloved hand.

Akemi saved the number and raised an eyebrow:

"Planning not to get anyone's number at a miai?"

Once again, she wasn't sure if the Bayushi was that innocent or if she was pulling her leg. This time, she decided to play it safe:

"Well, that's obviously a plan that failed. Guess you'll have to design a new one on its ashes. Just call me if I end up being part of it."

Tenma tilted her head curiously.

"Get peoples... numbers? But..."

A dawning, a blush, a twitch like deer in headlights before everything righted itself.

"Oh, like THAT. I had not even considered THAT. I suppose I think... or at least thought, of a miai as a formal sort of event, like a court. Th-Though I hear even an old style court has it's share of behind the scenes games of 'find-the-pickle', as they called it at the athlete village at the Interstellar Gymnastics Finals when I went there..."

"Calm down. Everything's going to be fine. And if this last statement turns out to a lie... Just call me so I can fix that."

"I will certainly keep that in mind, Hida-san. It's not something I often consider, but I feel I should be branching out while I'm here, finding new ways to keep myself busy, as it were. For now, carry the Fortunes the rest of the day!"

Tenma gave a smile and bow before putting away her communicator and heading to the...

/exit