@eugene.hicks

[preseance]

Would anyone like to go dancing? You don't need to know how, I can teach you if you're at all amenable to things from the 1920s on through the 1940s. Ain't no bother, neither, so go on and put that thought right out of your head.

But if dancing ain't your style, I'm planning on putting down a dinner on Sunday. I can't promise I'll make the best insect protein steak roast you've ever had, but it'll probably be pretty damn close. RSVP if you'd like to come so I can get a decent headcount and won't leave nobody hungry.

Hope y'all are faring well after our latest adventure.

I do sincerely appreciate your time,

- EPH.

( maybe it's on account'a his southern hospitality an' all, but he's feelin' a queer sort'a loneliness an' he knows the best way to get outta his own head a spell is to reach out to others. findin' out most'a the places he might've otherwise wanted to see for yourself ain't accessible in this new world surely didn't help his head none. )

Comments

[preseance]

Awh, shucks, Kate — I don't rightly know how to say it. You exist honestly. I don't feel like I gotta guess at what you're thinking or how you might feel about something... you just... kinda are.

[fledges]

[Was that a genuine "aw shucks"? Adorable.]

That's really sweet of you to say.
I think you're the same way.

[preseance]

Weren't nothing that needed turnabout, you know. Sometimes a fella just wants to compliment a dame!

( this should not be taken seriously. he's laughing, and more than a little touched. )

[fledges]

Don't worry. I don't give empty compliments.
If it makes you feel better, though, I'll be sure not to compliment you again for...
Let's say a week.

[preseance]

You best believe I'll hold you to that, Kate. One whole week, please and thank you kindly.

[fledges]

Cross my heart. Criticism only.

[preseance]

I do need some critical input on my blackberry pie...

[fledges]

Well, I might be able to pencil you in.

[preseance]

It's a date.

[fledges]

Oh, is it?