[Eh, Akira took no real offense. He'd been joking, for the most part, because he'd struggle to imagine Maya as the sort to pry into people's personal lives and capitalize on every salacious detail. Still...]

Sorry. I wasn't being totally serious.

[But he would love to engage Maya in a write-off in which they spread deliberately false, ridiculous rumors about each other. "Maya Amano sniffs feet, pass it on."]

You're pretty kind, huh? Usually, reporters are all up in your face trying to grab whatever juicy details they can get their hands on and spin it into a big story.