[ So suddenly they've walked into a Nicholas Sparks novel, this is fine. It's just kind of tragic, since JJ had been genuinely trying to just be helpful and not at all creepy, and yet here they are, faces incredibly close and the both of them soaked to the bone as their clothes cling to their bodies.

This is probably the most romantic moment JJ's been in in the past ten months. ]

Hey. [ He says, for a lack of anything better to say. And well, just because this is awkward doesn't mean that it's not also funny, so he cracks a smile. ] I'm JJ! I thought you might want a name for when you tell this story to your friends later. But I'll also accept "handsome stranger".

[ Meanwhile, his feet continue to sink into the mud... ]