Takeo turned to the girl. "A verbal contender appears!" he announced, dull-faced but in dramatic tones, befitting a boxing match. "And she takes in a first strike with a misspelling of my name-- the crowd hoots, Akiyama slips back, but he pulls himself back up. We're on fire. What's going to happen next?"

He stepped over to help Tsuchi straighten the poster. "Good morning... Araragi-san, I believe," he said, absentmindedly.