[Dice accepts the kiss with warmth, with a press of his own lips back, just as chaste. He wants to pull Gentaro up into his arms, but there's a cat on his back, which he notes as Prince plays with the beads dangling by his ear.]

I didn't know that, but... [A door opens inside Dice, and he takes a quiet breath.] ...I think my mom always wanted me to marry some rich, successful lady and be some kinda trophy husband. I think they were talking about marriage meetings for me before I was even, like, eighteen.

[He nods faintly.]

I thought, you know, I'd never find anybody. So I didn't really think about it. Even once we got together, I didn't really think about it right away.