That gets a laugh out of her and she leans in a bit too until their shoulders touch, "People usually tell me that I should not, actually. But since you are so very convincing."

His shoulder is ever so slightly cool still from the water and it's comfortable against her own bare shoulder, "I only recently returned to New Cloudbank so I confess that I am still not familiar with the places and the people. It has been fun though to explore and the sunsets here are beautiful. I am studying photography, and knitting. Oh, and cooking as well. Cooking is quite a lot of fun and I do think I am improving. What about you?"

She smiles, not calling him Whatever-I-want-it-to-be, "Have you lived here for long?"