He knocked so gently that she would have missed it if Rook's head hadn't come up with a curious whine. Oh! What time is it? Is he here? Sheska sternly tells Rook to stay, which actually works for once, and hurries to the door, calling: "Just a moment!"

The door opens, and sure enough, there he is and-- Are those flowers? "M-Master Koizumi, what...?"

Oh, and he was so nicely dressed up... She hadn't thought to do something similar, and suddenly she's very conscious of the floury smears on her jeans from baking earlier and the way her hair is probably rather unkempt and white-streaked from the same incident. ...She's a mess. And he is looking rather handsome, really. Her ears are warming, and she can feel it beginning to creep into her throat and cheeks.

"A-are those...?"