[She stared at Hope in muted shock. The guy barely knew her and was offering to be friends, even knowing what she'd said already. It made her confused, not to mention suspicious.]

Parsee Mizuhashi, and don't you think that's a little premature? [She stared at his hand for a second, obviously unsure and uncomfortable.] How... how about just sticking to acquaintances and not getting ahead of ourselves.

[She offered her hand then, far more comfortable with that word. It came with less disappointment when they inevitably failed her.]