( Shinichi swears he feels his hand move up and down a little in the air between them, almost like it's nodding along to the girl's words.... Yes, you really should let him grab people more often, Shinichi. He just wants to learn as much as he can!

But it's the second part of those words that throw the poor boy for a loop all over again and he's (once again) turning bright red. )

Um— Well, it's uh, gotten curious about girls before—

( Kill him kill him kill him kill him )

But it's never touched anyone's hand like... like yours. For that long. Maybe that'll..... satisfy its.... curiosity for awhile...