What? Merlin? [She looks baffled and rather surprised at this information, and then winces at her own tone]

Sorry, not that that's a bad thing, I just... He seems really nice, I'm just surprised, I guess. [SHe's not sure how to explain this in a way that wouldn't be throwing Merlin under a bus. She didn't quite see hi mas the kind to ask someone else out.

Then again, he'd also randomly hugged her in the grocery store, so what did she know?]

If Rei's praising him it must be true... It's cute. [She smiles a little] Did you ask him out first, or did he?