Happy to see that he seemed to have accepted her words, she smiled, letting her hand slip from where it had been on his forearm and downing the rest of her coffee all at the same time. Maybe she was foolishly optimistic about things, but at least, at times like these, her optimism could actually help cheer another person up. If Tegoshi-san continued on as a sulking misery, who knows how many more mistakes he'd make. And then what would he do.
Placing her now empty cup on the coffee table, Maki was about to stand when she heard a rather loud growl from beside her. She glanced at him, and seeing the look of surprise on his face, laughed. He must be really hungry. Well, she was, too, but not to the point of a growling stomach. "Would you like to have lunch with me?"