Moonspear fight until i'm gone

His answer didn't surprise him - he hadn't looked too busy to her. She was surprised, however, when she was asked along on his lollygagging. Her ears flicked forward, and then slid back as she realized what had happened. He thought she was Lyra. Again.

"Sure," she replied, making sure to keep her tone somewhat glib to clue him in. She offered him a smile and a toss of her head that was distinctly un-Lyra, and then gave him a chance to back out, in case he didn't want to hang out with her now that he knew she wasn't the love of his life. "If you don't mind the company. I can move along, if you'd prefer."

She liked Terance. He was useful, he was friends with Hydra, and he'd realized what a catch Lyra was. That made him a friend of Alya's by definition, but she got the feeling that he didn't exactly care for her company. He never really seemed to see her - only Lyra or Hydra, depending on the situation - and if he had any appreciation for her, he'd surely recognize her at some point - one of those 'see what you want to see' type deals.

But he never wanted to see her. And that was fine - Alya didn't need him to like her. But she wasn't about to spend her evening with someone who wouldn't appreciate her company.