He didn't sleep as well as he wanted, wondering for all time what if? Time to finish it once and for all and never go there again to watch any foxy again.
He was first in workshop and to his surprise she was already there. He wasn't usually one of the first to come and definitely not that early. For a moment he felt it would be stupid to ask such a question and thought himself a fool, but then he noticed she was looking like she wasn't sleeping too. If that wasn't enough she was getting dressed into her usual suit and for a brief moment he saw choker with a star. Coincidence? She has found it one day and liked it very much. He thought even bigger fool of himself. He almost left angry how one female could stuck in his head so much, but then he noticed the fox girl hair are darker than usually. Time to find out.

In his head it sounded weird and even weirder when he actually said it. He stated it more as a fact than a question. More a complement about her skill. He wasn't surprised to find her shocked and expected her to ask him if he is sick or something.

Moment of silence was growing longer each passing second. She was wondering when someone would find out about her side actions. She was also wondering if that guy was not in fact the same she was facing now, but discarded the idea. Why he would go to such a place and why he would looked at her like he had back then? And now they both know. It would be a real shame if others would learn about her secret. All she could think of was to ask him to promise he would never tell anyone about it. She has known him for quite a long time same like the others and she knew he was kind hearted and would keep her secret.
When he asked why she would do it, he got her by surprise agreeing with her. He also wanted to get his head around something new from some time. You could get lost yourself in seek of knowledge of the past lying in front of you. Many before has wasted their lives before to find out about the past only to find more questions. She was working everyday with forgotten and broken part of what has passed, while the place where she was performing looked fresh and gleaming with life. Not the most important reason, but still.