If they'll let me.

"I would." Not a trace of hesitation. No dancing or playing coy (despite having just returned from the stage). "Am I allowed to ask questions, too?"

Cool night air and the fire's radiance war with each other. They look ridiculous. One dressed in full costume, the other not. Neither fitted for a night of camping on Crane's Ridge summit. It doesn't matter. They aren't servants to the stage and she couldn't be happier to be sitting on the cold, hard ground.

"All you really have to do is dress-up the technical details. Having something nice to look at inclines people to listen."