[b]"Well, I suppose our date will just have to wait,"[/b] Mikael said with a wink. Inside, he thought, 'Dang, she didn't even take the bait.' He snapped his fingers in a dramatic fashion, then turned to Lupa with a sly grin on his face.

[b]"Just trying to see what the girl's made of. I just want to know how she reacts in [i]certain[/i] situations."[/b]

With that, Mikael took a deep breath, as if changing some internal setting to make him not sound like a total sleaze ball. After exhaling slowly, he added, [b]"Well, I guess that just leaves you and me. I'm heading down to the cafeteria whether you come with or not."[/b]

Without a second look, Mikael left the room, heading towards the cafeteria, eager to sink his teeth into some sort of meat.