Conversation between characters isn't dragging things out...suddenly stopping and not posting for several days is what drags things out.<br/><br/>If you feel things would be better served by moving on to a new scene rather than continuing the current one, do so. You could easily glaze through the rest of the conversation with something like 'they continued to talk about so and so while they ate. Once finished with her dessert Miyako excuses herself to whatever...' or something like that and then set up whatever scene you want to move into.<br/><br/>As is, I was the last one to post on our side of the story, so...kinda can't do much until someone else does something that Renoa can react to unless you want me to edit my post. But, last I heard you said it was fine, so...*shrugs*<br/><br/>