It sounds like you both could have acted better. He didn't exactly do himself any favors leaping into your life like he did. It's one thing to date your mom, it's another to presume he can already start acting like your parent. I'd have been upset too, even if how you handled it probably wasn't the best way if it involved attempted stabbing.

My life is ridiculous, I know. At least not as ridiculous as Danny's. And yeah. My mom knows now.

Diana and Leanne at the suit store would never steer me wrong. We have an understanding. I bring them exotic gelato flavors and they make me look decent.

[Matt cannot help but flirt, even when it's harmless. Doesn't everyone know store workers by name and bring them treats and debate the ethics of the cat adoption system when needing new attire?]

Gotcha, yeah that puts the attempted stabbing into better context. The book really was a poor idea, though.

Danny got his powers in Brigadoon by punching a dragon's heart. He also would walk barefoot around New York with you getting hepatitis, so that level of ridiculousness matches when you meet him.

No, I have Freddie the Third do my hair. Funny story, he's not the third in his family's line with that name, he just calls himself the third because his father and grandfather are all barbers. His brother is the black sheep in the family by going into the jewelry business instead.

... now I want a butterscotch.

No. According to Danny, a real live dragon in a magical world that can only be reached every ten years. I think it was ten years. I'm not asking him to verify.

I don't believe that. I bet most people you interact with have an interesting story. You should bring those who help you shop or who do your hair gelato and ask them questions more often.

I might still want it, but not take it.

Winter is not coming, Kate.

I'm not calling you anything, I'm saying gelato is a great conversation starter.

It sounds like you've just been having poorly made candy. No offense to those where that's all they can afford, but if you spend the money, you can get plenty of it that doesn't have chemicals. Which does deserve a commentary on the systemic health issues of the disenfranchised and how it's perpetuated by consumerism but I am too tired for that talk right now.

What's your favorite kind of fictional dragon?

Maybe I'll invest in a gelato machine and make it myself. Even if it made no sense on my kitchen counter it's not like I'd be able to see it and notice.

There's nuance to the conversation, Kate. A cake isn't as healthy as a salad, but not all cakes are made equal in their health content. Clean ingredients that are locally sourced are better for a person and often taste better too compared to processed shit that's cheaper. That's true even in desserts and candy.

I liked the dragon from The Neverending Story. I just liked that whole story, though.

Who are we watching on my laptop?

Pass if it's a cheap, chemical birthday cake.

I haven't seen it in a long time, either. I remember liking the book as a kid, too.

Are you suggesting I lie to cheat a system, Ms. Bishop?

Wouldn't you pretending to be my little sister be weird? [He can't, or doesn't want to, explain why it feels wrong. It just does.]

I don't complain! I get baffled. And depressed. And I judge humanity a little for its existence. That's all.

I did use my powers at a fair to win games so I could buy my date whatever prize she wanted.

... have you done it before? Pretended to be getting married to get cakes. [A sidestep to a safer topic.]

In my defense, those groans felt earned after that many drinks were thrown in people's faces.

Oh, I did. I was very, very young and trying to impress the first girl I liked. People were dumbfounded, then laughed at the luck of the Irish for a blind kid to finesse the ring toss. Stick found out and reamed me about it later.

[It had, in retrospect, been very reckless of him. An adolescent with anger issues and powers weren't a fabulous combination. At least he's gotten better at being discreet.]

... probably. He was absolutely ridiculous a lot of the time. [He can hear the shift in her tone. He can feel the shift in his at the mention of their dead friend.]

To which I say... [He makes the groaning sound that she mimicked earlier.]

[OOC: I just came back from breakfast and Easter dinner shopping. I feel so Matt, throwing back to my Catholic upbringing, LOL. I always cook Easter dinner for my family.]

Definitely a stupid move. How about you? You ever do anything dumb in the name of young romance?

He would have been so smug that we saw the Rogers musical and he had new people to talk about it with.

Isn't that where they all live in a house and vote one another off for no discernable reason but views?

That's a yes.

Not sure Foggy should be trusted around people when he gets too excited, so that might be for the better he didn't.

That does not make it sound any better.