Oh, he did! He was um... well, we were friends.

[ she says it with an awkward smile. it feels a little presumptuous to be telling him that, like she's trying to force a friendship between the two of them as well. even if he doesn't take it that way, it's how it sounds to her even if she knows it's silly to think it. ]

Oh, um... speaking of friends... you know Tatsumi-san and Shirogane-san and Rise-chan, right?