Huh. [And sure enough, when he looked around and listened to the eerie silence all around them, she was right. Except for the ventilation and faint buzzing of the lighting, everything was so still. It was a nice feeling, and he made a note to enjoy it in solitude, sometime.]
[Half of his mouth turns up in a smile.] It's a lot better when you aren't breaking someone's fall. [A small laugh. He begins to unlace his skates. He isn't about to do something stupid like tear or get caught in the blanket, now that he's thinking about how clumsy he was.]