Eugene took a moment to study Miss MacFusty as she too seemed to be enjoying the fresh ocean breeze off the water. She was quite breathtaking, Eugene admitted (he clearly had a thing for redheads) and it had been a long while since anyone had stirred up such strong feelings in his gut. What he planned to do about it, was anything but easy however.

Her voice brought him out of his reverie and he smiled at her slowly. "Just fine, I assure you," Though Miss MacFusty had done a number on him several times across their time knowing one another, she was still far more harmless than his job. "Well enough for a walk on the beach, if you're amenable? If we can pry a chaperone from the party?" He was less enthusiastic about that, he would rather have this conversation candidly, but he would keep it proper for her sake.