Osaka listened, blithely as ever. What Mr. Wolf said sounded like it made enough sense, and Zidane looked really sincere about the whole thing.

She tilted her head to the side, the gears inside slowly turning until she got what he was saying. "... Are you askin' me out again?" she said at last, perfectly innocent as usual. If he was, she'd say "sure," of course, but it was good to check.