"Hahaha, you're so funny. It's true, but still."

Rowan stuck her tongue out at her friend in a gently teasing manner, making an impolite noise as she did so. But she was smiling the whole time. Giving him a gentle hug, a little squeeze, she moved to grab the spoons for them from the drawer before coming over to join him at the table.

"I'm doing great. A little flustered, looking forward to a lot of things over this break, and for once, my birthday. There's a lot coming up that I've been trying to plan for, but everything is going really well. How about you? How are things?"