[ The way he pockets his phone and grins tells Marui that his teasing hint may have done the trick. And not a shred of embarrassment or awkwardness to him, either. Marui is intrigued, because that takes a pretty high level of comfort with yourself. That's not something a lot of people have on a date-- especially a blind one and especially especially a blind date with the twist of being someone you already know, if only peripherally. Marui is an exception, of course, but he didn't expect his classmate to be as well. He likes it.

He was already grinning a little, but it subconsciously widens in return, mirroring Teshima's change in expression. ]

Heh... OK. I'm supposed to meet my surprise date in this spot at this time. Meeting someone blind sounded interesting-- turns out I was right. Well, not that there was ever any doubt about that.