[ It was a little hard to stay entirely serious when Lucas started showing off like that, but Cassie made a valiant effort and got through her little speech all the same, even if her lips did twitch a little.

Then it was her turn to listen, nodding in acknowledgment of his point that the metaphysical side of things may well not have gotten into the mix if there wasn't something for it to mix with. ]

You are who you are, I don't expect things to be entirely metaphysics-free. I guess I mostly want to know that taking steps to maybe get more into that territory happens because we want one another. Now, to answer your question: I don't think I want to take a break. What about you?