"There's a restaurant I passed while I was gettin' supplies that looked fancy enough to be Neal's kinda taste without emptyin' our pockets. But I'll take any recommendation you might have to give me," he says with a chuckle, glancing down at her.
This is what he'd wanted, a little normalcy for them, a little hang out time with just her and him. With how well everything had been going in this port, Raylan wasn't going to pass up the opportunity to get Willa and Neal off on the right foot. Normalcy was going to be a good social lubricant - no one in anyone's safe space.
"He'll meet us there. Be prepared for him to be fabulously overdressed or us being fabulously underdressed; I'm never sure which it really is."
She snorts. "It could be both? I wouldn't be surprised."
A loving jab at both of them. She bounces along next to him, bright-eyed and curious to meet one of the people she knows her dad is close to, but who has for whatever reason almost entirely managed to avoid her. It never seemed like he didn't like her. He was just... really good at making light conversation and then vanishing with polite excuses.
Neal waits for the two of them just outside the restaurant, electing to absorb as much of the city vibe as he possibly can before they leave. He is not, amazingly, overdressed. He's in jeans, a nice button-up, a black leather jacket. A mix of casual and crisp that suits him without looking like it takes effort. He waves in greeting as soon as he spots Raylan's hat.
"Oh, well. Thanks for that," he drawls, a curl of a smile on his face as he glances over at her. "I think we look alright. Good enough for court, anyway." Court Casual, maybe.
The curl breaks into a smile as he sees Neal waving, and he turns them that way without returning it. There was no reason to NOT draw attention to them but Raylan couldn't help do it anyway. Old habits. But as soon as they got into speaking range, he lifts his chin in greeting, still wearing his broad grin.
"You look like you're ready for a night out on the town, Neal. Nice to see people enjoyin' the port, how you doin'?"
The niceties were all above board, familiar in the way Raylan had always existed and weird because he hated going back to the distance of it all with Neal specifically. He was trying to not be greedy, but there were very few things that brought him as much comfort and acceptance (and the freedom of existence that came with it) than hanging out with Neal. The mask of it all itched around the edges - he was getting too comfortable. That was dangerous for it's own reasons.
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This is what he'd wanted, a little normalcy for them, a little hang out time with just her and him. With how well everything had been going in this port, Raylan wasn't going to pass up the opportunity to get Willa and Neal off on the right foot. Normalcy was going to be a good social lubricant - no one in anyone's safe space.
"He'll meet us there. Be prepared for him to be fabulously overdressed or us being fabulously underdressed; I'm never sure which it really is."
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A loving jab at both of them. She bounces along next to him, bright-eyed and curious to meet one of the people she knows her dad is close to, but who has for whatever reason almost entirely managed to avoid her. It never seemed like he didn't like her. He was just... really good at making light conversation and then vanishing with polite excuses.
Neal waits for the two of them just outside the restaurant, electing to absorb as much of the city vibe as he possibly can before they leave. He is not, amazingly, overdressed. He's in jeans, a nice button-up, a black leather jacket. A mix of casual and crisp that suits him without looking like it takes effort. He waves in greeting as soon as he spots Raylan's hat.
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The curl breaks into a smile as he sees Neal waving, and he turns them that way without returning it. There was no reason to NOT draw attention to them but Raylan couldn't help do it anyway. Old habits. But as soon as they got into speaking range, he lifts his chin in greeting, still wearing his broad grin.
"You look like you're ready for a night out on the town, Neal. Nice to see people enjoyin' the port, how you doin'?"
The niceties were all above board, familiar in the way Raylan had always existed and weird because he hated going back to the distance of it all with Neal specifically. He was trying to not be greedy, but there were very few things that brought him as much comfort and acceptance (and the freedom of existence that came with it) than hanging out with Neal. The mask of it all itched around the edges - he was getting too comfortable. That was dangerous for it's own reasons.