"I like how you you are."

"Oh? So this redness is a positive development? What a peculiar variety of human you must be."

Ahhhhhhhhhhh

Tetsuma stares resolutely at the sky.

Then, all in a rush (with a bit of squeaking): "I don't know how flirting works and you're really pretty so I have no clue what I'm doing."

A deep breath, then in something approximating a normal human vocal register, "And, um, if you think I'm pretty too I'd kinda like to know? For sure? I think you're flirting with me - I mean I'm not sure - I'm going to be quiet now."

Earth swallowing jutsu probably starts with a Tiger seal, right?

"Look at me."

Tetsuma does.

And she leans forward and kisses her.

!

Tetsuma freezes for a few moments, then kisses back.

Oh good she got worried for a second there.

Yeah nothing to worry about here, Tetsuma is very happy with kisses. 

Eeeee good it is good to kiss this adorable cute nerdy magical girl!

Ahhh Dayo's so pretty and nice and kissable. Tetsuma's never properly kissed a girl before, this is wonderful! 

So wonderful!!!

"This was a very good idea," she comments.

"The best idea!"

"Been kinda wanting to do it for a while."

Eeee!

"I've - thought you were super cute and nice for a while, but I kinda wanted to be sure? And I'm bad. At, like, feelings."

She nods. "Good thing I'm shameless, then."

Yes that's very much one of the things Tetsuma likes about Dayo, though she might not've worded it like that. Bold, maybe.

Nope, definitely shameless. It is the thing she is.

And Tetsuma's so very happy that she is! 

Eventually they should probably do, like, productive things, though.

Yeah definitely. They need to pack, for one, since they're leaving the next day; Tetsuma's accumulated some stuff. Figure out what to do with whatever they're not taking. Finish the day's training, too, and plan out any questions they want to ask Captain Sarati. 

All of those, yeah, especially the training part. Also the occasionally kissing Tetsuma part.

Eee! Training with kisses is definitely a thing.

Such a thing!

Tetsuma mostly works on learning the alphabet, writing out the letters and muttering their names to herself, then practicing writing words, trying to guess at spellings without having to ask first (maybe she can get a kiss for each one she guesses right? She feels like a kiss per properly-spelled word would be an excellent incentive). Once she has each word down, she carefully copies it and its translation over into a quasi-dictionary she's making to use for review.