i

[ pyra understands the feeling of trying to make herself look smaller: she knows the look when she sees it, more out of familiarity than anything else. so there's some time that passes where she debates whether to encroach or not...after all, it's very possible that mira would prefer to keep to themselves, and approach when they feel comfortable, rather than the other way around.

but as the night goes on, she finds her nerve, somehow or another. with a gulp, she steels herself -- the worst they can say is no, isn't it? ]

Um...

[ oh, this is already going swimmingly, she chides herself-- ]

Have...you tried any of the food yet? It's really good!

[ a painfully obvious icebreaker... ]