<span class="bbc_font" style="font-family: georgia;"><em>~ Mari at the table ~</em><br/><br/>There was a moment of silence after Bo spoke - one that, Marisol felt, had a hint of mixed emotions. For Marisol, she understood where Bo was coming from. Unfortunately when it came to such a large group, tactfulness came into play. And while he had been far from rude, emotions could be so easily wounded in such a short amount of time. She set her fork down just as Cathy appeared with the last dish. Distractedly, Mari wondered if she would even be able to finish it - she was stuffed.<br/><br/>"I think," Marisol began quietly, her brows furrowed as she thought of the best way to respond to his concerns. "That you are right, of course." She turned her head to look at Bo, giving him a friendly smile. He was. After all, no one wanted to rush such a delicate new friendship. It was blossoming in the most beautiful of ways and none of them wanted to shatter it so quickly. The quick way all of them had jumped to teasing and bantering was just another way of showing them how receptive their personalities were to one another.<br/><br/>Running her tongue along her lower lip, Marisol ventured to add, "I will personally think of this as...an ice breaker. The tension of the unknown is out of the way and now we can continue our evening knowing that we all know why we're here and we all <em>want</em> to make this work. Maybe now more than ever." Her lips quirked in a slightly wicked grin as she added, "After all, I don't think any other group would have been so quick to jump from getting to know one another to making secret dates to go 'ghost hunting'."<br/><br/>Her tone was teasing, trying to lighten the mood. She did not know if anyone took offense or had their feelings hurt by what Bo had said, but Marisol knew that deep down...he was right. If they rode the wave too fast, they were going to land face first in the sand.<br/><br/>With a loud sigh, she opted to try and chance the subject, "I wonder if they'll let me take a to-go box..."</span>