[He reads the message... and then rereads it, before giving Shigeru a look of mild bemusement. Another person he's been on a date with, another person who somehow seems to think well of him... he can't imagine what so many people see in a person like him.]

Are you sure we're both talking about me?

[He gets up then, leaning against his desk with a sheepish attitude to match Shigeru's.]

I mean, I... shit. I act like such a prick on dates, I wouldn't figure- that would get better, of all things...