Negotiations

Walking along Berkeley's Ohlone Greenway Trail ...

(companionable silence, with birds chirping, insects buzzing and whatnot)

Me: Hm, would you move from Berkeley?
Her: No.
Me: Hm.

(return to silence)

Her: Will you be leaving Berkeley?
Me: Knowing me? Probably.
Her: Oh.

(return to silence)

Me: I need a homebase tho. Someplace to come back to when I travel.
Her: Mm.
Me: Would you mind traveling?
Her: Mm. No, not really.
Me: Mm.

(silence)

Her: You need to get your ID's taken care of.
Me: Monday.
Her: Hm.

(silence, change of subject)