"I know I jus' got back from bein' gone, I jus' try t'be someplace else this time of year. However, Bar's timin' bein' what it is... It's — it's nothin' t'worry 'bout. I gotta be 'round here anyway; I promised a few folk I'd help 'em out with things 'round their worlds. Maybe jus' a day next week sometime? Y'can take me out, an' humiliate me on a pair of ice skates?"
She plays with the sharp line of his collarbone, drawing her finger back and forth.
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She doesn't want to bring the mood back down.
"I know I jus' got back from bein' gone, I jus' try t'be someplace else this time of year. However, Bar's timin' bein' what it is... It's — it's nothin' t'worry 'bout. I gotta be 'round here anyway; I promised a few folk I'd help 'em out with things 'round their worlds. Maybe jus' a day next week sometime? Y'can take me out, an' humiliate me on a pair of ice skates?"
She plays with the sharp line of his collarbone, drawing her finger back and forth.
His follow-up question makes her pause.
"When is it?"