Nah. Dog-You hadn't dared to embarrass me with platonic affection.

[All said in jest. But. Now for the real kicker of a conversation starter. Daria let out a shrug. Looking him straight in the eye.]

Depends on what you mean by that. Because I was sure we gave up on trying to explain how time worked with these things. It's been a lot longer than that for me.

[She missed you. So much. But she didn't dare say that outloud. Yet.]