Wha...?

[ The comment caught him off guard. Though Majima made a show of looking a bit disgruntled about it, the truth, visible from the way he couldn't quite stop the corners of his mouth from turning slightly upward, was that he was sort of

kind of

secretly happy about the compliment. ]

Hey, c'mon, I'm tryin' to be serious! Pizza's not a laughing matter, I'll have ya know.

[ His fingers brushed against hers as he brought out a package of pepperoni. No doubt a complete coincidence. ]

For instance, whether ya like pepperoni thin- or thick-sliced.