He could have sworn those weren't the words he'd meant to say, but there they were. It struck him, in an absurd rush, just how ordinary this situation was: he was having dinner at a regular hour, at a regular restaurant, on what could presumably be called a regular date. Ordinary people must do this sort of thing day in and day out, as naturally as breathing.
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Date: 2012-02-03 12:06 am (UTC)He could have sworn those weren't the words he'd meant to say, but there they were. It struck him, in an absurd rush, just how ordinary this situation was: he was having dinner at a regular hour, at a regular restaurant, on what could presumably be called a regular date. Ordinary people must do this sort of thing day in and day out, as naturally as breathing.
It was terrifying. And also fantastic.