[He nods, reaching out to tug lightly on her elbow as they get moving again, past cages full of who-knows-whats and what-the-hells. He's never really liked this kind of zoo, preferring the ones with naturalised enclosures where the animals don't wind up pacing past the bars. In a few instances here, though, it's probably for the best.]
[And they do get on better like this. Easier, at least. Before work put them in daily competition, before any other tensions cropped up to make life awkward. The way she smiles is lighter, a reminder of what she hasn't yet lived through that makes him almost wistful.]
I didn't know those came in purple. [He blinks in the direction of a paddock of what looks like zebra, the animals only keeping his attention away from her for a moment.] So what do people call you, at college? Allison? [Sounds weird.] Ally?
Action; sob, it's canon
[And they do get on better like this. Easier, at least. Before work put them in daily competition, before any other tensions cropped up to make life awkward. The way she smiles is lighter, a reminder of what she hasn't yet lived through that makes him almost wistful.]
I didn't know those came in purple. [He blinks in the direction of a paddock of what looks like zebra, the animals only keeping his attention away from her for a moment.] So what do people call you, at college? Allison? [Sounds weird.] Ally?