[Has Aubrey looked into umeboshi since it came up? Perhaps. Is she prepared to taste it for herself? Not at all. Ah, but the things she’s willing to put herself through for her very good friend who she has totally normal and platonic feelings about.]

[She won’t even protest being called adorable and sweet. For now. Aubrey is too busy having her brain melted by the mere idea of personalized lessons. She’ll worry about looking Akko in the face again later.] Akko-…chan. Hah, isn’t that supposed to be an extra cutesy one—?

[Wait.] We’re close?