In the Japanese cafe in Soho we heard a couple talking at an adjoining table. A young woman (we think she was Chinese) and a young man (we think he was Japanese) talking in English. We think it was a first date to judge by the types of question and answer. They explained their jobs to each other. Maybe they had come via a dating app. In a first date you are in the outer shell, still quite far from any core. The electrons have space to orbit. The other person is still a long way off. There were long expositions taking place. Polite nods. Good listening. Open faces. There was a moment when she looked away, having heard his introductory material. Her eyes drifted. Unimpressed.
If there is a second meeting they will look to move into the next orbit, closer to the nucleus. Suddenly, the listening will be less respectful. The swarms of electrons spinning round will be more chaotic. Interruptions in the dialogue will ensue. Collision may take place. If they make it to the next shell, there is more at stake. The nucleus beckoning. There will be gambits, provocations, pronouncements, revelations. There may then be strategic withdrawals. realizations. Or else, infatuation, bewitchment. And so on into the inner shell. Will the centre hold? Will the nucleus receive them both intact? We left before there was clear resolution. But that drift of her eyes seemed telling.
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