"I...see." Akito looked down for a moment, seemingly in thought, still holding the scroll. The moment stretched beyond awkward.

Then, finally, Akito said, "Well...you're giving this to me in confidence. It's hard to say no to a line like that, 'attraction' aside," Akito smiled, that 'teasing' note of his sneaking in at the end of that. Then, looking more serious, "Of course, making a habit of this wouldn't be very good. Especially since we're all in this together."