River Tam & Michelle Webster
"You may know that, but I don't have that certainty, so you'll excuse me if I prepare for the worst," Michelle said. River might know the future, it wasn't unheard of here, but not something Michelle could rely upon.
"Me, too. And hopefully to meet playmates as well," Michelle said. "Or people to date," she amended.
She'd spent a long time pursuing casual sex and avoiding close relationships. She had moved frequently so people didn't notice she wasn't aging, or to avoid headhunters. Long-term relationships hadn't seemed like a good idea. She was reconsidering that now that she was stuck in Madison for the foreseeable future, but old habits were hard to break.
"Have you been to one of these before? How did it work out?"