The trip back to X-Factor was uneventful. Tense, but uneventful. About a block away, the silence finally got to Anakin. Which might be why words just spilled out of his mouth almost against his will.
"All things considered, it wasn't that bad a date," said Anakin. At Rahne's look, he continued, without even really knowing what he was saying. "Well, we got a lot of exercise. And talked a lot. And learned about each other. Isn't that what first dates are supposed to be about?" He was clearly making it up as he was going along.