[ Because it's ~Merlin Time~ (no, this isn't a good excuse)! ]

Hmm...really? But, that's alright, there are all kinds of people.

Say, what do you think of our chances here, anyway?

[ Merlin wonders if Haruka really wouldn't care, but that's fine even if he did or didn't. He looks like he could do with a real good laugh. Now that the plot is in motion, though...

He puts on a pair of sunglasses and puts a hand under his own chin, looking serious. He is testing to feel if he looks decent in them... ]