Napoleon & Carol
"Ah, so you're going about it the smarter way," the brunette said, laughing. "I've been facing it with the philosophies, 'Hope for the best, expect the worst' and 'Try and try again.'" In the spirit of learning a new skill set, Solo tended to just throw himself into it and hope to catch on. Overthinking it hadn't lent any help to him.
Leaning back, he raised his beer to his lips and took another swig, though he found he was at the end of the bottle already. What was that? The second one for him now? He planted it down in the sand next to him and leaned back on his palms.
Peering over at Carol from under long eyelashes, he asked, "Any other plans for tonight?"