O-of course. [She frowns at his questionable wording, but she's not sure if he meant it that way or not. Probably not, after their one conversation. Hinata did have some ability to gauge people correctly, despite what her father thought.]

Would twenty minutes be sufficient time for you to get there? [She's unsure where his house is, but twenty minutes was more than enough for her to go to the recreation centre, even on a bad day.]

Then I will see you there, Okumura-kun!

[She closed the journal and brushed out her hair until it was shiny and straight. Then, she made sure that her clothes were clean before running out the door to the recreation center.

When Rin got there, he would see her standing in a corner of the television room with her hands folding in front of her as she looked around it with a sort of deer-in-the-headlights expression.]

[She startles at the voice calling out to her and steps out from the corner she'd been standing in.

He looks less formal than when they'd met at the speed dating event, but he seems more comfortable. Which is more important to her in the long run.]

Y-yes, I am right here, Okumura-kun.

[As she watches him, she is reminded of Akamaru for some reason. It's comforting for her and she's able to relax a little.]

I last had popsicle...with my teammates months ago. I would love to have one with you.

[She smiles at his exuberance. She is reminded of another boy who acts like this, but she isn't crass enough to say aloud that he's behaving like Naruto-kun.

Carefully, she unwraps her own with a quiet thanks before she slowly eats it, again looking around the recreation room.]

There are...quite a few things here.

[She tries to take in the room with the eyes of a person who was semi-used to using the various items in the room and nodded a bit before moving over to the large screen that was off and reflected her image back at her.]

I will follow your lead then.

I have not played a video game before. Would it not be wise to start with something that would be easy for me to learn the...controls on first?

[The library doesn't have to be vast. She just wants to learn how to play the thing now that she's dedicated herself to the idea.]

[She continues to look at him for a moment before she lets a tiny laugh escape her mouth.]

Okumura-kun, I have no experience in playing a video game system whatsoever. Please, select what you think would be best and I will follow your lead.

[She gingerly accepts the controller before sitting down on the opposite end of the couch, staring down at the bright piece of plastic.]

So, how do I use this?

[She nods, paying attention and memorizing his words as if they were very important.]

Yes, I see that.

Yes, I believe that I understand that, but what is the point of this game?

[She's still not sure what the purpose of it is, even after the opening sequence. She can sort of guess that it's some sort of racing thing, but the characters are oddly cartoonish (hehe) and their vehicles make no sense to her.]

So, we are to race around on the courses as some of those characters?

Thank you [She reads the instruction screen carefully, committing the details to memory.] So, who would suggest that I select? [If you leave it to her, she's choosing Bowser, because he's big.]</small.