[Izumo, Japan]

Katsuo sits by for now, watching in amazement quietly and hoping for the best!

[Okinawa, Japan]
(Umeko's Apartment)

Umeko shows an even fiercer shade of pink after the kiss, and takes the course of finishing her first noodle box before recovering her composure. Giving something closer to a contended sigh than an exasperated one, she looks back up to Naomi with a smile of her own.

"...there are worse things that could happen than your feelings rubbing off on me." Awww. Then, she gives an embarrassed chuckle. "...it's going to be harder to hold off if things keep going this way."