"I never thought that we would be. I imagine if you were interested in me, you would tell me." Wasn't that what people did? "This is just friends having dinner. Don't worry." She didn't think he was worrying, but she wanted to assure him that she wasn't thinking that this was something that it wasn't. Luna didn't feel any romance in the air. And she didn't want to go on her first date with a guy who wasn't actually interested in her. Maybe it was naive, but she wanted it to mean something. After all she had waited this long.
She started to eat, trying not to get it all over herself or make herself look too foolish. "Thank you for saying so, Richard." She did appreciate it when people didn't find her so odd that they didn't want to associate with her. "All of that is starting to change though. At least I hope so. For the better. And you won't hear me complaining about anyone not doing things the way they're supposed to be done. It's all a bunch of nonsense if you ask me." And that was saying something.
Luna tilted her head as if she had to think about that question. "No, they don't call me names. That's all that matters. I've never cared what other people think. If people don't like me, that's their problem." She just didn't want it to mean that she was going to wind up alone.