Chiaki shows you the limitations of your programming.

You look up at Chiaki with trepidation. What have you done? Is she going to start streaking or masturbating in public? Oh God... is this the experimental one where she'll start clucking like a chicken?!

Chiaki only looks back down at you, blankly. You can't tell if her vacant stare is her natural look or the result of your programming. You see her gulp, but can't conclude much from that.

Wordlessly, you reach up to take your phone back. In response, Chiaki seems to take more interest in it, drawing it closer to her face and farther from you. "... You're down to 15 seconds. I think... I can finish this one for you, if you want. Should I?"

You sigh, figuring it can't hurt. You spent items on this try, after all! They shouldn't go to waste.

Chiaki nods with resolution, takes your phone, and... does something amazing. It's not something you're sure you can accurately describe. The screen is to her and you can't see, something you think you'll regret for the rest of your life. Her finger moves deliberately but calmly, the movement of someone in no rush because they know exactly when they'll get where they're going. She turns the screen back to you, showing you the "STAGE CLEAR" message with one second left on the clock. "How's that...? Good for you?"

You nod dumbly as you take back your phone, then remember that the gamer's prowess is the last thing that ought to be on your mind. You ask Chiaki how she's feeling. Everything normal?

Chiaki seems like she isn't thinking about your question, like her mind is somewhere else. She looks pensive. "How are you?" she asks you back. "Do you feel any different?"

You have no idea how you are supposed to respond to that turnaround, but you shake your head.

Chiaki pulls the hood of her sweater up over her ears, allowing you to see the cute cat-like design sewn onto it. Her face has fallen into a small pout. "... My gaming doesn't make you feel any different. Sigh. I guess... I'm supposed to talk, then. I'll try... Tomo, right? How's school?"

... You hesitate to answer this concerned-parent-like question. You tell her it's fine, although you haven't gotten to know much of anyone yet.

"You ought to get to know me!" she responds immediately, pressing her hand to the chest of her hoodie and looking as excited as you'd ever seen her (still pretty nonplussed). "That is... I think it'd be good if we got to know each other. We both like match three puzzles, I think... so we have something in common. Probably. What if... you gave me your friend code?" she poses it as a question, uncertainly.

You can't help but remind her most of the phone-owning world plays match three puzzle games, as far as you knew. Your mom plays match three puzzles, and you'd be surprised if her mom didn't, too.

She sighs, tugging on her hood again. "I don't think this is working... I can't tell. Tomo, can you please tell me? If the flirting's working?"

... The what?

"I've never really done it before, so I can't tell if the flirting is working. I bet it's hard to tell I'm interested in you, huh?"

When she repeats it, the recognition finally hits you. That's what you'd programmed your phone to do! If anyone stares at it for a while, they'll try to start aggressively flirting with you. It's supposed to be a much more intense and obvious effect than this, though... You conclude that it'll make the target flirt as hard as they can, but the success depends on how natural flirting comes to the target.

This is useful information from your standpoint, but you doubt this is the kind of data your benefactors want. You decide to egg Chiaki on. You tell her that ordinarily, flirting should involve either trying to either make you feel attractive or highlight how attractive she is.

Chiaki casts her eyes up, looking at the ceiling vacantly. "Mm... I already tried that back one. I mean... being good at gaming is all I really have going for me, I think. I don't know any other charm points that would make a girl interested in me."

You can't decide whether that makes you sad or mad, but keep that thought to yourself. In any case, this is pretty harmless, isn't it? Having the attention of a woman like Chiaki to yourself is a nice change of pace. It probably won't hurt anything to keep pressing it and collecting more data...

As long as there isn't something you're forgetting about this brainwashing.

You consider which is the better direction to press: should Chiaki try to sell herself more, or should she be trying to flatter you?