Heiji worried at the corner of his sleeve, eyes cast downward. "Look, I... it's not that, exactly. I mean, yeah, that whole room was kinda embarrassing, but it was nowhere near as bad as I thought it was going to be. No one got stabbed or anything, and..."

And he'd enjoyed kissing Snake.

"I... I was just worried about ya because it seemed like you were takin' everything pretty hard. But I mean, the way you're saying it, it sounds like you don't even want to be friends any more. I don't want that. I like spending time with you." That last sentence was said quietly, as if someone else might hear -- despite the fact that they were alone at the moment.