That reminds me of a small gripe I have with this otherwise great scene.
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I feel like MC should be a little better at understanding Bella's sense of humor now. Bella is finding amusement in some of his dumb jokes—LiBrian being the classic example—but he typically still gets caught off-guard when she isn't deadpan during non-intimate moments.
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Not getting certain references is one thing, like that can happen often even with people the same age (although something like "Casanova" is a pretty easy one), but I wouldn't like it if their dynamic doesn't move past this, even on a just friends path.