[b]"Bigger and better than this little beach?"[/b] Lucas queried lightheartedly, immediately holding his hands up to his mouth and gasping for effect. Claire was right, of course. They weren't supposed to have everything figured out, being barely in college. Still...it seemed like he didn't have an avenue for advancement anywhere. He'd have to figure out his future eventually...maybe she'd be a part of it.

[i]Dude. You just met her yesterday.[/i]

[i]That's what the "maybe" is for, numbnuts.[/i]

[i]Fine, fair enough.[/i]

He happily followed her subject left turn, though he felt a little deja vu from the night before.

[b]"Well, I don't have any, as you know,"[/b] he said, unsure on the inside whether or not she actually did know it. [i]Just roll with it.[/i] [b]"I love dogs, though."[/b] He pondered for a while, hoping to scrounge up something more interesting than the most cookie cutter response of all time. Suddenly his face lit up. [b]"Oh yeah! I've always wanted to have a dolphin as a pet,"[/b] he said, happy with his response. [b]"Dunno if that'll ever happen, though,"[/b] he admitted with a shrug.

[b]"What about you?"[/b] he asked, struggling and failing to find a mention of what pets she had from the night before in his memory and coming out empty handed. He sincerely hoped he hadn't forgotten something [i]already[/i].