Gela shakes her head. "That's not dumb. It's hard, moving it all from one thing to another."

Sleeping with somebody, wanting to move along into dating them, having to tell them that, it's very hard. It can feel so dramatic. Gela remembers. She pinks up suddenly, attention darting elsewhere, teeth pressing into her lip.

That Ellie said something first is very charming, especially since she was the one nervously telling Gela a few details out on the ice, that Satinalia. She says, knowing the answer already but wanting to hear it directly from Clarisse, "Are you very happy?"