Re: Rinoa and OPEN - 10:45ish
Rinoa had never been shy about hiding her emotions; it made her who she was. Though she knew that neither of them wanted to meet like this, the fact of the matter was that they had, and here they were. And the world was still spinning on just the same. She'd always been better at admitting things than he was, but she knew that if there wasn't some part of him that didn't want to see her, he wouldn't be here. He would have booked it for the door the moment he realized she was here, and he hadn't. That said something.
What, Rinoa had no idea. But the thought was there, lingering in the back of her mind.
What Rinoa really wanted to do was move this somewhere more private. Maybe then she'd actually have a prayer of getting him to talk about the elephant in the room, but she also knew tonight was not that night. She'd have to accept that and not push the subject, hard for Rinoa to manage on the best of days. Still, hearing he was glad to see her too had her smiling, blushing a little, though it would be hard for him to see it with all the colored lights in the room. It didn't matter how sincere he'd sounded. He'd said that. Rinoa would take what she could get. "Just a water," she said, "if you're getting something for yourself. I've got to drive back to Balamb tonight, and you know how well I hold my liquor." Meaning: she didn't. At least she knew that was a weakness.