"You don't have to wear a tie with me unless you want to, seriously. All you need to do is have a persuasive argument and maybe some chocolate. Not that I'm milking the situation or anything..." She winked.

"It was do or die. I...have never been in a situation that morally black and white before. Either we helped save the world or it didn't get saved. I like the world. It's where I keep my stuff."

She tilted her head and leaned a bit toward him, hiding only a little behind another sip of wine. She was nursing the stuff carefully. "That's intense. How do you destress after something that huge? And do you still write on the side?"