Mm, do you think you shouldn't fit it? [the laugh Lilja gives is easy, her fingers turning idle with a warm hand over them.] Perhaps I could. Perhaps you could, too. Or perhaps you'll learn something you didn't expect about yourself.

[his lack of self-deprecation is appreciated, and fact or not, it apparently causes her no distress. every step she makes keeps in time with his own, hips swaying carefully to avoid nudging too much, too distractingly. despite all the changes, it's still important to Lilja to take notice of others' preferences, to coax them only where it's safe and comfortable to do so.

at least it won't be long before they reach their destination; they're perhaps not the most appealing locales, but the lack of people around is a boon of its own. most of them even still look like they may still be furnished.]