"Thanks!" she said, giving him only two bags. Being one of the Emerald gembonded came with certain perks, like increased physical strength. Eventually she would show this off to him, but only when the comedic timing was ripe.

"Those are good ideas, too. I guess I could wear your shirt, if you don't mind!" She bit back a smile, resisting the urge to ask him if he could loan her his skirt too (which he obviously didn't own). He might not find that as funny as she did. "I'm so lucky you came to visit when you did!"

She walked with him down to the building lobby, both of them moving through the automatic doors and back into the rain. She flinched a little, but adjusted and quickened her steps. "Are you okay? You look like you have a lot of experience walking in bad weather!" Obviously she meant it as a compliment, given how brightly she was beaming as the rain streamed down her face.