[ yes, tadashi does look absolutely calm right now. it's pretty great. but inside, he's freaking out about dumb he's making himself look. he's probably going back to his apartment and just scream into his pillow after all of this. so, there's that, too.

he pulls out the keys from the ignition and gets off, resting an arm on the moped's handle. he just relaxes there, sort of, looking at ami. she's flustered, and it's actually pretty cute. but what he likes more about her is that she always knows what to say to him. except in this situation, apparently. ]

I don't think I'm ready to be exclusive just yet, but I really want to go out with you. On dates.

It'd- [ ah... now he's actually feeling embarrassed. he takes off his hat and squeezes it in his palm to calm his nerves. ] I still have issues which I need to fix, and I still have Hiro to take care of, but I've always wanted to go out with you.

[ is that forward enough, ami... ]