[you chew on the gel confection automatically, even though it sticks to your teeth a bit. it's amazing how sweet this human candy is. you try very hard not to think about where it came from, and fail almost utterly.]

Um, I think, it is, for celebrating, romance? The human kind, not, any of, the troll kinds, probably.

[you wonder if you can get away with petting her sleeves. it's such nice fabric. you give it a try.]