"Yeah surprising isn't it? I never really tried it until now. But sure i'd love to join you for some tea." Rawlin said after sipping his smoothie a bit more. She felt safe with him? That was good to hear at least since he did give off the vibe that he liked her pretty easily. "Well if it is a date or not I suppose it doesn't really matter now, what's important is that we are enjoying each other's company right?" Rawlin said with a smile.
The surprise settled and she relaxed with her next sip of her smoothie, enjoying the gentleness it left her with. "Tea has a lot of good points. It's calming, which is good when you're nervous from being in a place you don't know. I'm not much one for coffee. For me, I usually pick tea if i can." Smiling to him gently, his ease had helped her own. "Yep! No matter what, eating and playing with friends is never a bad thing. Not that I do that much...I'm actually quite the hermit."
Rawlin felt at ease around Jaluna as he took the last sips of his smoothie he got up and paid for his at the counter then sat back down at the table facing her then replied. "Yeah I don't go out much nowadays either unless it's running the shop i'm pretty much at my house playing video games." Rawlin said holding his hand out to hers which he was used to doing by now even though they were not sure if it was a date or not. "Oh sorry! Force of habit i guess. I just found it relaxing to hold your hand a bit like you say tea is." Which was true since he found her touch to be relaxing even though he retracted his hand a bit he wanted to feel his hand into hers again.
A bit red, she accepted the hand extended to her even when he retracted it- mostly by reaching out and grabbing it herself. "Isn't it fine? Sharing warmth isn't a bad thing, you know." With a smile, the girl felt her brown hair tickling her cheeks, a last bit of her tea flavored drink entertaining her taste buds. "It's nice to get out once in a while, isn't it? I'm not a fan of crowds, but quiet places like this with a friend is a nice change of pace. I bet I can write something really nice after today!"
As she took his hand into hers even though he retracted it earlier Rawlin blushed a bit as he gripped her hand holding it softly into his. "Hmm yeah I guess so then." He felt at ease holding her hand and being with her but it was her next sentence that interested him. "You write? What kinds of things do you write Jaluna?" He asked in a curious tone. "As for getting out I would have to agree that I need to do that more, hopefully again with you." Rawlin said with a smile.
The girl couldn't help a small laugh. The man she'd thought seemed quite suave in the game was actually quite timid, wasn't he? Smiling, she apologized quietly for her giggles, knowing she'd likely be blushing too if her skin didn't have a natural rose to it half the time. "Oh, I write a lot of things. A lot of poetry, a novel or two...I've been writing since I was a kid, and just love making stories. I'll have to show you some of it sometime!"
Rawlin nodded as he kept his hand into hers feeling her warmth as he held it softly almost forgetting to reply as he wondered what kinds of stories she wrote. "I'm usually into fantasy type stuff but I wouldn't mind reading one of your stories. I bet it would be fun!" Rawlin said with a big smile. "Would you like me to walk you back to the station then?" Rawlin said as he got up after finishing his drink and waiting for her reply.
"If you could guide me, that'd be great! Oh, if you give me your address, I can send you some of my work. Or I can just email you, I guess. If nothing else, poetry's pretty easy to share that way." Smiling a bit, she clutched the man's hand in hopes of avoiding separation. With her inability to know which way the station was and the fact she was quick to be swallowed into crowds, it was best not to let go in a big city from the person aiding you! "Still, this was a lot of fun in and of itself. Makes me glad I finally made myself go into the city today. There's a lot less interesting people in New Jersey, at least to me."
As she held onto his hand Rawlin guided her to the station carefully through the crowds of people on the way back. Rawlin smiled as he held onto her hand and looked back at her pretty eyes almost intensely but broke the stare upon realizing it. "Yeah you can have my address that way you can send me some of your works and know where I live in case you want to stop over sometime." As they walked the streets Rawlin admitted to himself he would miss Jaluna but knew he could be with her any time on TerraSphere so he just smiled those thoughts away. They arrived at the station and Rawlin guided her to the train back to where she lived. "Be sure to drop by again. I'll be sure to show you around more of New York too." Rawlin said with a smile then letting go of her hand reluctantly.
Thankful for his help, she gave a polite bow of her head as her hand moved out of his and into a small waving gesture. "Sure! I'll be sure to come play again. It might give me some new ideas to write, too!" Hearing the noise of the train coming to pick her up, she groaned lightly, before skipping her way onto the locomotive. She wanted to shout a 'see you on Terra', but knew that wasn't smart, so merely waved a bit more when the train car's doors closed. "I guess the city isn't too bad after all."
