"Let's do it," Sookie agrees, beaming. If there's a moment's hesitation, it only comes from the fact that she has to marvel at how quickly the two of them are somehow able to find their footing again in spite of all that happened. Sookie's inclined to think that it's a result of Mathias being the man that he is, impossibly kind and generous to a fault; she can't, somehow, imagine being in a fight with him, can't imagine him making too much of a deal out of anything. Maybe it's just rose-tinted glasses, she thinks, forming out of her relief at not being suddenly shunted to the side in wake of their brief attempt at something more, but whatever it is, she's gained a friend, and that's not a fact that she plans on forgetting anytime soon.

"I've got some free time now, if you want. Or... depending on your schedule, we could always figure out some other time. I'm guessing that diving during the day's a better idea, right? Are there such things as nocturnal sea life that only comes out at night? 'Cause that would admittedly freak me out," Sookie remarks, pulling a face in the direction of the water.