[ Her heart thrums a little louder that even the sound of the screaming and hacking and slashing on TV doesn't compare to the beat of her heart in her ears. ]

I think it would be, too. Something to look forward to. And I think I'm full up on popcorn for the time being.

[ She doesn't mean to dwell on the world outside the couch they're on, but reality comes crashing in and for a moment their date night comes to a grinding halt as she begins to pour over the potential outcome of the twelfth.

She hasn't been this scared in a while, the fear creeping into every inch of her body, paralyzing her.

With a sidelong glance at Goro, she asks: ] ... we're not out of time already, are we?