[The few times she ever pictured herself with someone, she always pictured it with a doctor, someone who could just spend hours talking science and medicine with. Rei wasn't as involved in either, but that didn't mean her partner was lacking in intelligence.]

I hadn't even considered romance until recently, and considering my crushes back in school... [On their very male professors.] I can understand your reasoning.

Ah but... there's something else I wanted to ask you...