[ Forget the AI drivel for a minute. His chair scrapes against the floor as he pulls it forward, sitting arms propped up against the back of his seat to face her. Maybe if this were some other life that wasn't so dismal, he'd ask her with better timing, when the mood is right. He said he'd think of something good, right? Turns out, when you're preoccupied with death and kaiju every day... He flashes her a grim smile. ]

Anywhere but here. Let's burn this place to the ground and run away. We could go wherever you want. Be free to do anything.

[ Please just tell him to come up with a normal idea for a first date. ]