[Perhaps she's a little harebrained with all of this new stimuli, foreign in every conceivable way, but it takes Dan's fingers to gently tug her out of thoughtfulness after he speaks. Evelyn had not been thinking about the lake, nor had she considered its potential stock of fish, instead wondering how many potential languages might be floating through the station and how many words she might pick up in the time they have at their disposal.]
Oh, I- hm. [Evelyn stops as he pulls her in to kiss her forehead, flushing darkly at the openness of the gesture in such a public place. (There is slight privacy, but only just.) She clears her throat.] I'm a- a little overwhelmed, to be honest, and-
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[Perhaps she's a little harebrained with all of this new stimuli, foreign in every conceivable way, but it takes Dan's fingers to gently tug her out of thoughtfulness after he speaks. Evelyn had not been thinking about the lake, nor had she considered its potential stock of fish, instead wondering how many potential languages might be floating through the station and how many words she might pick up in the time they have at their disposal.]
Oh, I- hm. [Evelyn stops as he pulls her in to kiss her forehead, flushing darkly at the openness of the gesture in such a public place. (There is slight privacy, but only just.) She clears her throat.] I'm a- a little overwhelmed, to be honest, and-
[What he said registers somewhat too late.]
...are you asking me on a date?