"Well, not necessarily, no." It was just something she could handle, really.

She blinks, though, and tips her head to one side. Of course, Elani doesn't have a date because it's too soon, she thinks, and honestly a part of her hadn't been looking forward to the inevitable lulls when friends go back to their dates and she suddenly looked very interested in the buffet table.

"I'd like that," she says. "I mean, if you don't mind."