[Fortunately for her, Gai plans to keep a firm control on the alcohol supply this evening. A little bit to loosen things up, sure, but more than that would spell disaster, which he'd rather avoid. He wants them both to remember this evening.]
... and two glasses of red wine.
[There. The order now given, they can relax and wait for their food and talk about something OTHER than detonating various food items in the microwave.]
Now, I think somewhere along the line we managed to skip most of the basic "getting to know you" parts of an introduction. I'm not complaining, but I am curious to know more about the things the two of us don't have in common.
[The implication there is obvious: depressing topics are off-limits for the evening.]
[Action, July 19th]
... and two glasses of red wine.
[There. The order now given, they can relax and wait for their food and talk about something OTHER than detonating various food items in the microwave.]
Now, I think somewhere along the line we managed to skip most of the basic "getting to know you" parts of an introduction. I'm not complaining, but I am curious to know more about the things the two of us don't have in common.
[The implication there is obvious: depressing topics are off-limits for the evening.]