[ Really, he's aiming for 'fill in the air with meaningless chatter so Chizuru doesn't have to think hard', but Robby might be underestimating Chizuru's need to be on her a-game. Even so, give him a second to think about that question. Why did he feel that way? Embarrassment, sure, but... ]

Pride. [ Yeah, that was probably it, huh. ] I felt like I should've done something more, or that I didn't really get this dating stuff. Maybe I missed my chance 'cause I should've taken her out more. [ A little Robby being a proper lady killer. ...girl killer.

But his voice is light, not serious. He chuckles, barely a sound. ]

The thing is, a lot of us are clueless about dating. But I bet you did a lot better than me on your first date.