[Did he come on too strongly? Either way, Ataru is quick to backtrack when he spots the stoop to her shoulders and the drop in her tone; it's one thing to submit someone like The Ninja to his theorising, but another entirely to do the same to a complete stranger.]
It's fine. You couldn't have known it would be important. [He pauses.] ... I'm sorry. I haven't even asked for your name.
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It's fine. You couldn't have known it would be important. [He pauses.] ... I'm sorry. I haven't even asked for your name.