The call ended.
Missy expressed strong feelings about Adam's habit of turning every outstanding woman into a good friend.
"Hey, Leonard, how did the second date go?"
Adam had just hung up when his phone rang again.
"Not bad..."
"We have doubts about that, so we need your professional opinion now."
Howard cut Leonard off as soon as he began speaking.
"I'll send you the video we took of their goodbye kiss.
You're the professional. Explain to Leonard what a stinking fish really is!"
"Don't say that."
Adam laughed. "No matter what, Leonard did go on a proper second date. That's worth congratulating."
Ding-dong.
The video came through.
"Look at the close-up footage we secretly captured. Her breathing was steady, her pupils didn't dilate, and her chest didn't rise or fall."
Howard explained from the other end, "According to Sheldon.
More interestingly, her jaw was clenched, and she didn't use a tongue kiss. That's not good news for humans in the mate-seeking stage."
"Adam?"
Leonard called helplessly.
"Congratulations."
Adam offered his congratulations.
"So everything they said was nonsense."
Leonard was delighted.
"No."
Adam laughed. "I'm congratulating you for boldly going on a second date.
You're only about a year away from successfully getting to third base on the third date, so there's no need to agonize over dragging this out any longer."
"..."
Leonard's mouth twitched. "You're joking, right?
Can you really tell that much from one goodbye-kiss clip?
And those are Howard and Sheldon's conclusions.
They don't know anything!"
"Sometimes theory doesn't necessarily conflict with reality."
Adam reminded him, "At least this time, they're right.
Hmm, think about Leslie. If Penny were Leslie, what do you think she would say?"
"On the positive side, technically sound, with no unnecessary saliva. On the other hand, no feeling!"
Howard immediately recited