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"Well, I have more black berry pie. If you want, I could go get it, and we can demolish while getting to know each other a little better via 20 questions." He had seemed to like the pie.

She got to her feet, still smiling, and started leading him down the hall towards her dorm. When they arrived she spared a quick glance down and across the hall, but as the key slid into the lock she turned the knob and pushed the door open, ushering him inside. "Uh, we can stay here, or go somewhere else. Doesn't matter." Along with the pie now missing a couple slicers were two others that remained untouched.

Since he'd sat in her desk chair, Peyton sank down on the edge of her bed, chuckling. "Yeah it is, but you can help yourself to the black berry one." It wasn't an offer she'd have made to many people, not with the shortage of actual food and the portals still being down.

"Ask a question, get an answer. It's really simple. You're allowed to pass on a question, but no lying." A backward crawl let her sit against the wall, and she crossed ankles. "Since it was my idea, you can ask me things first." That, and it would maybe help him feel more comfortable opening up to her.

Small hands pressed together before slipping between her knees as she rolled her head back against the wall, thinking. "Before the portals went down I never really had to think about it, cause I could just go. Every month, just walk to the light house and leave." And she hadn't taken advantage of it. She'd left once to hang out with Dakota. He'd practically kidnapped her into a date, but it'd been fun. The other time she'd taken leave she'd gone shopping. Shopping. To get clothes, and to get cigarettes to a new trainee that had no access.

Now? Now she wasn't sure. Now the idea of leaving was such a novelty that she simply didn't know. "Somewhere out side of the US maybe. Somewhere exotic, but not necessarily tropical. With really good food."

She lowered her chin, looking at him again. "How about you?"

She nodded as he answered, the smile slipping a bit, replaced by something softer, something understanding. a break would be nice, more the nice. Even just having the power back, without the ability to leave, would make worlds of difference. Electronics without runes, fresh food.

Peyton was so sick of MREs.

He hasked her favorite color and she couldn't help but snort in amusement before plucking up a bright pink curl. "I would think that'd be obvious, though I guess I like mint green too."

With a thoughtful hum she considered her next question. "Are you dating anyone?"

Eva.. Not a name Peyton was familiar with, but she had to assume she'd at least seen the girl around. It wasn't that big of an island. Now she'd have to keep an eye out.

There was a sobering affect from his next question, one that took the humor out of her smile. "No. We're acquaintances, but nothing more. Aside from Shiloh I don't think she'd capable, but even if she was I wouldn't be interested." Her lips twisted into a thoughtful frown. "I dunno how twisted she really is, but I know she's not normal." Taym said she was awful, Peyton had so far not seen anything to prove otherwise.

There were questions she wanted to ask him, but they seemed invasive. Too serious for now. Maybe later, maybe when they were closer. "What's your weapon?" That was safer.

A dropbear? What the hell was a- Oh. "Never heard of anything like that before, but sound interesting. Makes sense if she's a boomerang."

Again she sobered, but she'd been expecting this question, and she had every intention of answering it. That didn't make it easy, not by any means. Dropping her gaze she trailed her eyes across the top of her comforter. "When I was ten my mother and sister and I were all in a terrible car accident. It was winter, we hit ice and went off the road. The car flipped multiple times before coming to rest upside down against a tree. My sister and I survived, but our mother didn't." Her nose wrinkled, recalling unpleasant memories. "It broke our family, we never really recovered after that." There father certainly hadn't.

"It's okay, I was expecting." She offered him a smile. "And I don't need to know anything embarrassing, not unless you feel like sharing on your own." The smile turned into a grin.