"Maybe next weekend," Galen suggested, elbowing him back just as playfully. "Or, you know, someplace a bit closer. There is that concert coming up, too, don't forget."

He nodded to his classmates, not caring much about the eye makeup he still had on. It added to his "punk" vibe, along with his long hair and the leather jacket he wore to protect against the biting wind. At least he'd washed off the lipstick.