[ Aoba blinks in surprise, then waves his hands in front of him. Oh crap. He just sent Karamatsu on a one-way trip to anxiety town. How completely selfish of him! It probably would have been better if he just kept it than to deliver this so late. ]

I-It's no big deal, I mean... it's already long past the holiday. So really, I'm the one who should be apologizing!

A-after all, I just put you in a tight spot by giving you this at such an inconvenient time.

[ He smiles and bows his head, lightly touching his own sensitive hair as the closest thing to a contrite head scratch he feels he can do without pain. He tries to lighten the mood with a joke. ]

I could give it to you next month, but then I'd have to ask a girl to do it.