Double Date Delight

[Lesingnon]

"That we do." And he used those several heartbeats to imply bask in the glow of Terri's smile. Seeing such an expression of pure joy on the face of the woman he loved was always something to be treasured. They were certainly conversations he looked forward to having. And, knowing Terri...he could look forward to what would come after them as well.

Then he turns back towards the other two Changelings at the table...he hadn't quite forgotten them. "Yeah, umm, we'll get that all figured out eventually. And then see where we'll go from there, I guess."

[Kyle Ferlen]

The anticipation over unspoken words practically bubbles from their little congregation. If you ask Kyle, anyway. Eyesight as poor as it is, Sasha's face is still positively radiant. The feeling of her hand interlocked with his, ivy be damned, pulls him dangerously close to being caught up in whatever this moment might bring. He hadn't allowed that kind of touch for a long time. Too strange a feeling. To much worry that he'd 'creep somebody out'. But no: this is something new. Something special. He tries to imagine a time when her delicate hands could brush over him as he really is and not shudder or stare in fascination.

Maybe, some day.

On the surface, all he can do is return her smile - his eyes alight and lost for a moment on her own. Whatever the moment means and whatever might come from it, Kyle is really there. In the now. He turns his head a little bit towards Terri and Rick again. Regards the two in a new light: they're not just decent people he shares a Freehold with, or just Sasha's close friends. They're real people who he can make and share memories with. If whatever bug is in the air has bitten them like it has him, he's sure it could ring true.

"Whenever things work themselves out. Always seems to be the right time for it when it does." He can't help but pause and grin mid-sentence as he thinks about how true that is. "I mean... people think about the most memorable experiences in their lives. The good ones. You ask these people if they could do it again differently?" He shrugs for emphasis. "Most of them say they wouldn't. Life is funny like that."

[Lesingnon]

"Very true. It's all about the moment, choosing it carefully and getting it right." It was why he'd proposed where he had, when he had, with the ring he had. Times, places, things, they could all be symbolic. And there was a power in that symbolism. Maybe not as mystical, or overt, as a pledge or contract. But it was there nonetheless. He'd learned that during his time in Arcadia, during his time since Arcadia. And he'd never forgotten it. "Do that, and a simple slice of time can become so much more."

[Terri Nutkins]

Sorry for holding things up, my bad. Perhaps we should start to wrap up

"Right," Terri agreed, getting her head out of the clouds (where all she could see was white dresses, bridesmaids and rings). "We still need to survive summer," she joked, taking a delicate bite from the platter. Still, with this change of conversation, her appetite had swiftly vanished, only to replaced by something else.

Excitement. The butterflies of nerves. Second chances.

[Kyle Ferlen]

Even as he nods in agreement, Kyle realizes how little he knows about a relationship that serious. That committed. I don't even know if I should say they're lucky or that they've got that work cut out for them.

"Survive?" A humorous grin spreads on his face as he plays in to her joke. "Might be my first summer in sunny California, but how hot can it get?"

[Lesingnon]

"We've managed before, I'm sure we will again. After all, we certainly seem to have something to look forward to once it wraps up." Something very exciting to look forward to. And his own thoughts on the matter even kept him attracted enough that he didn't even quite catch what Sasha had said...or at least not enough of the potential implications to rib her about it.

Instead he spends a moment admiring the meal placed in front of him, and then begins to eat.

Wrapping up sounds good to me too.