[ his head immediately lifts and there's a sudden crafty look in his eye ]

You want a heart-pounding romance, huh?

[ he smirks a little as he leans in, cheer smile suddenly back and ready to stay! ]

I suppose I could help with that but only if you manage to answer every single one of these work books at a hundred percent before the end of the week! I'm sure I could hook you up with a date for one day. I don't think Shiki has any jobs this weekend...

[ and if not, well. Some poor day student is just going to have to step up and fill the void. ]