Toru's pathetic whimpering self-terminated as soon as he felt somebody touch him.
"A-ah! Tank-senpai! E-er, I mean Yukizaki-senpai!" Mortally embarrassed, he tried to hide his splotchy, tear-streaked face. It was bad enough that he was now a "volunteer" for the school's idol competition... but crying in the middle of the hall, and being seen by a teammate in such a state? This would be the time to drop dead... but he rather quickly concluded that the Grim Reaper was nowhere near. Seiko would have to do for now.
"...I-I-I-I... somebodyputmynameontheidolsignupsbutitwasn'tmeandIdon'twannabutIcan'tbackoutnow!" The incoherent babble was punctuated with a loud sob, and a swipe of a hand against his face to remove the worst of the tears. "...a-a-a-and I don't know who d-did it..."