"Chess it is, then," Rafe said cheerfully. "It can be a bit boring here at times. It never hurts to have ways to pass the time." Normally his idea of a good time was wilder than learning chess, but even those with an adventurous streak needed quiet time on occasion. "Perhaps we could get a vampire chess team going," he joked. His smile was slightly mocking, though it wasn't directed at her. He was just amused at the thought of the vampires he knew playing chess. Charlie? Hell, no.
"I've played since I was middle school age," he said, segueing into Coldplay's 'Yellow', a song that always made him think of Tay. "I wasn't serious about it though, until I got here. Sometime we should play a duet, and we'll just see." He missed a note and wrinkled his nose, then got himself back on track. "Not as many as I'd like to, but I'm working on it."