"Unless you decide to use kisses as a means to steal my dessert or something vaguely gross and awkward like that, no."

"Why would I even..? I wasn't planning to do that. Ever?"

"You can see why I didn't qualify my first remarks, then."

He giggles, a bit. "Aha. Thanks."

"You're welcome. You come highly recommended, you know. It isn't as though you're a total stranger."

"Ha! Thank you. I feel special."

"Well, you're not that special, there've been three of you."

"Hey, there have been four of you, there are less of me!"

"I am tragically commonplace. I would be worth very little as a collector's item."

"Aww, don't say that, all three of me have collected at least one of you!"

"I don't know if that counts as collecting. Aydanci was a collector. You and Kidan are hobbyists. Unless I die and you fetch me repeatedly."

"Pass on that, being a hobbyist sounds more fun."

"I'll do my best to stay alive."

"But then mes would be able to more thoroughly outvote you if it ever came up, because we're all civilized and democratic."

"Aheh, um. Remember the night before last? When I mentioned I had a dream about us being - extremely married?"

"Yeah. Was there weird pillow talk?"

"Nope. I um. Woke up before you did, and er. You talk in your sleep." The awkward is palpable. "And, er. The word choices were still random, but while you were dreaming you said some of them differently."

"Yes!"

She giggles helplessly.

"It was so absurd," he giggles. "I'm sorry, I'm sorry, it's - probably some kind of accidental invasion of privacy, but - it was hilarious. Also embarrassing, but - hilarious."

"I don't exactly mind. It's not like I was dreaming about moan-worthy things you couldn't just as easily have remembered yourself months ago."