Of course he was cute when he smiled. Really, this was just unfair. But at least he seemed oblivious to her embarassment. 

[color=mediumspringgreen]"Aya,"[/color] she replied when she remembered he was still waiting on her. She took his hand to shake it and her mind flashed back to a faded memory. Hadn't she just taken someone else's hand? Hadn't it… hurt? Aya pulled her hand back too quickly to be polite, but then the memory was gone and she couldn't recall what had seemed so important in the first place. Clearing her throat, Aya looked back up to Nate.

[color=mediumspringgreen]"So,"[/color] she tried awkwardly, [color=mediumspringgreen]"This friend you're looking for – what's his name? I could try helping you. I mean, it's not like I have anything else to do right now."[/color]

[@Subject Zero]