Eric was relieved at Ryanâ€™s words. Good, no harm done and a good meal will do us good. He thought as he laughed a little at the thought of getting into trouble. It made him laugh not because of the fact that Ryan said it but because of what heâ€™d just done. If anyone was going to do something to get them into trouble t would be him. At least so far Ryan had been behaving. Without another thought he said with the smile on his face, â€œwell before either of us can cause trouble, this way,â€ before leading the way again. There were still things he could show Ryan that werenâ€™t off limits to civilians. Ryan being called a civilian seemed weird to Eric but that was because he knew the manâ€™s history a bit but also because, he did not see Ryan as just a civilian. He was more than that and it was hard to remember this. Part of it had to do with how the man had acted when he was on the planet and another had to do with Ericâ€™s own feelings. Why did they have to come from two different worlds?<br/><br/>Shaking the thought from his mind he looked to Ryan and nodded his head. â€œI think I can do that. There was no set date for when you would have to leave right?â€ he asked though it was more to confirm it once again. He wanted to make doubly sure. He kept his hands at his sides but too was having great difficulty forgetting what had transpired. If he could know for sure he had time then it would lessen the pull, at least thatâ€™s what he kept telling himself. Would it actually do that? He had no idea to be honest. He wanted Ryan, so much it practically hurt. Throwing those images out of his mind he kept himself focused on what was going on at that moment in time.<br/><br/>By the time theyâ€™d reached the â€˜cafeteriaâ€™ area Eric was feeling a bit better but different thoughts kept popping in and out that were trying to pull him back to before. Each time it was difficult to push them back but at least he did not lose control. If he did he was pretty sure he would embarrass not only himself but Ryan and that would be the last thing he would do. Well simply embarrassing Ryan was out of the question, heâ€™d already done that to himself with the actions heâ€™d taken before when he was alone with the man.<br/><br/>Looking at each booth in turn he turned to Ryan and asked, â€œwhich one you want to try? My treat.â€ He was going to show Ryan a good time and if it meant being the soldier he should be he was going to try his best. In a way it was a joke, he was never the shoulder he should be accept when there was an emergency and even then he wasnâ€™t the â€˜idealâ€™ person most wanted to deal with. Oh well, if he did something stupid heâ€™d wind up in the brig and then he wouldnâ€™t see Ryan at all so that was one reason for him to behave himself.<br/><br/>Something out caught his eye and he groaned. â€œGreat.â€ The female cyborg was heading in their direction when the male walked up beside her. Eric saw them talk a bit and then watched in relief as they walked away. Thinking Ryan would be wondering what was going on he said, â€œthat female cyborg over there was my chaperone for a while to make sure I stayed out of trouble. The male was with my partner Kat. It seems weâ€™re going to be left alone but for a moment I thought we were going to have company.â€ He paused and shuddered, â€œshe had a glitch and since I wasnâ€™t allowed to fix it she almost killed me with how attentive she tried to be.â€