Re: [diner: eddie/cat]
And you're such a stylish constant. [The compliment came with a smile on unfamiliar lips, almost Cat-like but not quite, and she had to admit that it was reassuring that he was still himself, unchanged in a world where everything changed. And, Cat? She was tired of change. Even with her head strange and her body feeling odd, she was tired of change, and she didn't have any idea what to do with this particular change. So, yes, maybe she was working really hard to be who she thought he expected to see, and it was disconcerting to her that she had to try. And if it was this hard with him, then how hard was it going to be with everyone else?
So, she was going to hide.] I'll read the books while I'm on your couch.] I think she was going to try to work as Em, too, since Tod told me he had a female friend who could do some shifts. [He paid, and she put the sunglasses back on and unfolded her long legs to slide out of the booth. She landed in a stomp that was part grace, part boy, and she felt better than she had when she walked in, which was saying something. Because, really? She was terrified.] You're my hero. [And he was.]