[ there's a beat, before he nods. ] I mean, you got me there. I just feel like if I was gonna go outta my way like this to let someone know I thought they were worthy or whatever, I'd wanna make sure I knew they knew I thought it.

[ being tsundere is something that has never entered the sphere of Michael's brain outside of like, the awareness of it as an abstract concept. WHY WOULDN'T... YOU WANNA TELL YOUR FRIENDS YOU THINK THEY'RE AWESOME... ]