And now she felt stupid for making everything awkward again. Idiot. She was probably thinking too hard about what he said, instead of just reacting normally...It wasn't like Tyr meant anything by it, maybe...

Rita didn't say anything for a while, even though the silence really got to her. If she didn't no what to say, then there was no point making things weirder for Tyr, so she just kept nibbling half-heartedly at her sandwich and trying to think of something.

Eventually, she did get an idea. "Hey," she ventured, looking more at his sleeve than his face. "So, uh--the lessons. When do you want to start?"