( she takes a quick glimpse to silco from her peripheral then back to the dishes in her hand. but they come into a still -- allowing her fingertips to just soak along the lukewarm water. and as she gazes down, a small yet warm smile grows along her face without her noticing at first. a sense of peace is bathing over her which is something she needed given how her day twisted several hours prior. even her voices are quieting down and became some gentle murmur noise she can't pick out. )

... I like this.

( jinx confesses quietly, her cheeks flustering over it. )

— H-Having dinner with you, I mean. And... cleaning up afterwards. I bet a lotta families are doing this right now too. I guess after they eat, they just... settle in by the fire. If it's cold out. Or maybe the kids go off to play for a lil' while in their rooms and the parents chat together with a glass of wine.

( a thumb caresses steadily over a dish, smiling still as she imagines how other households might be going. )

Or maybe they just sit around and listen to stories their parents made up.