"I don't think I will," Alec assured her carefully. He was starting to feel -- not jumpy exactly, but certainly more animated than usual, and all of that excess energy seemed to be getting channeled into his usual pastime of making sure everyone else was okay.

He stood still, letting her look him over, and added, "I'll show you the machine if you want. I've never seen it before. I guess it came with the gun machines."

It was appropriate. All in the name of recreating a video game!