I know! [Wry smile.] But it happens more often than you'd think.

[Twice now. TWICE.]

[And - fortunately for everyone involved - the innuendo does not play to Katara's knowledge of sexual experience. And given her recent experiences, she isn't even inclined to look for a meaning other than literal.]

I'm not sure that would be possible.

Well. I think getting married in Luceti is kind of crazy, especially since you're not sure who you want to marry. Maybe you should wait until the experiment's over and see if you still feel the same way.

[Somehow she doesn't think Masaomi would be crushed if he ended up having sex with some 'princess' this week. But the princess might be. And that's never good.]

[And she shakes her head, smiling a little as the Fairy Tale has yet to grab hold of her.]

I'm no princess, Masaomi.

[Quizzical, mildly taken-aback look.]

No, I've just known my share of princesses.

[The class differences are pretty distinct.]

[...okay, Masaomi. That was pretty smooth. You haven't seen that hint of a blush with that slight softening at the edges in a while now, have you?]

That's really sweet of you to say...

[Not true, she thinks, but sweet. She figures he just said it so she'd go along with whatever nonsense the Fairy Tale wants him to do, and she's honest enough with herself that it (and not all the other reasons she can think of right now, like 'It's better that it's with her if the Fairy Tale takes hold because they've been through this already') is what convinces her.]

...what do I have to do?