[doesn't know about "weirding anyone out" because...]

Hah, really! We actually share birthdays, so I guess we're brothers in arms--or something [dorky] like that! He helped me find one of my cats when I first met him, and it's been smooth sailing since.

[don't talk like you're dating that gross dude who gets off scaring people with scary movies and pictures]

He never mentioned being a captain, though.

[returns the ball, with a boop! of his own. he's getting the hang of this, but it also helps that hinata's going easy on him.]

You're a first year, right, Hinata-kun? You started playing volleyball when you entered high school, or did you play since before then?