"I'll be here," he smiled back as she walked away. His mind went back to the thought of them having an official date. he smiled a bit more with a brisk laugh at how nervous her kiss made him when he just drained her blood on the Ferris wheel.
"Oh," he jumped at her sudden appearance. She looked exactly the same. he half expected the projection to phase in and out but it was like she was really there. "I think I can hold my own," he joked back about her hesitation in dating. "But really. We both have a bit of a sorted past. But I'll admit there is a lot of confusion around yours. But it isn't something that drives me away. If anything it just makes me more curious to know you more." She did have a confusing history when it came to time and her existence. But he felt she was a good person and that's what mattered more to him. It was the murder on his own hands that he felt may be a dark turn in their conversation if it were ever to come up.
He fidgeted with his robe, not really knowing how to respond to the flattery she exposed to him about being by his side. "I promise it's just as much a privilege for me."
"No, I don't find it desperate. Simply flattering that you would think of me so. And I am very interested in seeing where this goes. I'm glad you brought it up first. I may have been too nervous too," he said. He stepped beside her and reached for her hand, then quickly stopped and put that same hand on the back of his head with a laugh, "Oh yeah. I almost forget. A projection."
He began to think of what their next stop could be. Something that could accommodate both of them when she brought up an option. "A boat trip? Well, that is a surprise. If you already have something planned then I'll accompany you if you'd like." If not, he could always suggest a simple walk through the town of stars and lights.
"You'll have to bear with me though. I can move fast but not as fast as a projection," he teased and would go along with her for the boat trip.