"Okay, yeah, maybe," Chrissy laughs, nudging him with her shoulder. "But I don't think either of us would have liked that very much." She doesn't mind an occasional formal party — the one at Kagura was fun, for the most part — but something that fancy, centered around her, would have made her feel too much like she had to perform, had to be a certain version of herself. And Eddie, well, she's very aware that it wouldn't be his thing at all, and she's more than fine with that.

This is all she wanted from tonight, anyway. The specifics may have been a surprise, but just the two of them, relaxing, doing something fun together, not needing to worry about anyone else — that's the most she could ask for.

"For the record, I'll take flowers and an escape room over a fancy ball any day, thank you."