"Wha-- Ma-- Maki!" Nico barely has the time to gather her bearings before Maki's out the door, but all the same she scrambles to her feet and gives chase. She's too far behind, though, and the door slams in her face.

Which might be just as well, given she has no idea what to say.

Her heart is pounding hard, and definitely not because of the short run down the hallway. Her face feels hot and her mind's racing at a mile a minute. What the hell was that? Did Maki just...?

Taking a few moments to calm down, Nico draws in a deep breath, and then announces to the closed door:

"That was the worst confession ever!"