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[simon_doctor]

It's a pleasant evening in early autumn, the air cooling as the last traces of sunset color fan upward from behind the buildings. Ehrmann Square is populated enough that there's a line in front of each of the the coffee kiosks, but not really crowded; the little tables scattered around the plaza are more than half empty

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[gonna_live]

One hand holds a cup of hot chocolate; the other slips around, holding Simon's arm.

"It's gonna get kind of dark." Her head's tilted back in a way that screams tourist. "Not real dark, though, but..."

Pause. "That sounds dumb even to me." Laughter in her voice.

[simon_doctor]

He smiles down at her.

"It's going to get a little brighter shortly."

Any minute now. He's not watching the fountains; he's watching her face.

[gonna_live]

"That's... kind of reassuring?" She tightens her hold on his arm, just a little, grinning. "I guess. So -- we gonna sit, or wander?"

[simon_doctor]

"We could do either. Or both, if you like --"

There; he can see the sudden glow out of the corner of his eye, and the change in the color of the light, white to amber to rose.