...Why is he being so awkward about it? He manages to get it all out in his odd Nida-like way and for many moments, Rinoa spends more time trying to figure out why he had so much trouble saying it to being with than she spends actually mulling over the what.

"Are you embarrassed?" she asks him with a sudden grin as she reaches over and noogies Nida in the arm. "That's cute! He's cute. Super cute. You have good taste." She nods in a rather matter-of-fact fashion. "But then, he does too. I'll try not to intrude on Cuddle Time too much then."