This year, thus far, had been marked by being rather rocked by things. Emotions had been hitting hard and fast, hormones had been muddling clarity; events had been shoving her already nervous mind into a mess of confusion.

This? This was simple. This was silly. This was a relief, absolutely enough to have her grinning bright as she flicked her hair back over her shoulder.

"Would Elani let me come to something like this without being quite good at this, old man?"