[ he assures you- he will never forget the police station debacle. if they can avoid that in the future that'll be great.

but nodding in agreement, daylight mimics zipping his mouth shut while he debates where they can talk in certain privacy. the diner isn't a smart place with how it's always bustling and someone made a comment about him visiting others' places the other day. it could be an innocent observation but the fact it was noticed at all- ]

Do you think there's anywhere else we can talk about this sort of stuff besides our places? [ he's coming up blank here, much to his frustrations. ] We have the parks... Maybe the woods? That lake? Not too many people around the lake from what I understand so we could chat there.

[ pretending to do... lake stuff...... maybe.......? ]