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[unas]

Not surprised just... not used to it?

( hey, the whole thing was new, it wasn't just a measure of how little she'd actually been on dates over the past... too many years )

At least not when this is its own secret. I just need to figure out how that'd work.

[failed_astrophysics]

As long as we stay away from the shipyards we should be fine.

[And as long as they weren't all over each other in public, most people would just assume they were just out together.]

[unas]

Then maybe I can get used to the idea. And you'll like the exhibit.

( maybe. maybe he'd like it just because it made her happy or maybe she was right and he'd actually enjoy it. she wasn't giving him more until they actually planned the date )

You can pick the restaurant though.

[failed_astrophysics]

I promise I won't do anything to jeopardize either of our careers.

[Or make Una uncomfortable, but he suspects she knows that part already.]

Oh good, I don't want to kill all my taste buds at the end of the evening.

[He's teasing you again.]

[unas]

I know you wouldn't.

( there's a little pride in her smile, a strength in the trust and belief she has in him )

But I also don't remember the last time I went on a real date, so it's not really you I'm worried about.

( it's a joke, she's not really worried and her last date wasn't as long ago as she's making it out to be. but he gets the idea, less familiar territory, even if she knows him well enough to make the whole experience comfortable. it was the word giving her more trouble than just spending time with him )

We'll be fine. We've handled a lot worse.

[failed_astrophysics]

You'll be fine, and we'll be far enough from all of this. We'll just be able to relax.

['Date' did change the boundary of what they're doing together, but so did 'shore leave in Montana'. He's sure they'll come out better for it.]