Re: Mary, Xeno
His face lit up, and he shifted in his seat a bit, somewhat eagerly as he moved closer to where she was setting up the board. "I'd love to! I didn't get a chance to play all summer!"
He had discovered over the years that - even if playing by yourself was the only alternative - it got kind of depressing after a while. Even if you pretended that it was really your cat making the moves.