On a 7-9, time passes and your other Desire interests move toward 0 Desire.

Enid is at 0 Desire. Linda is at 0 Desire.

Enid laughs and smiles at you. It's not exactly the all-clear your ardor would like to see, but it is a warm and encouraging change from her normal icy tone. "That's sweet, William. I've always worried I might become the Phantom of the University one of these days."

"I could see that--with a mask on to hide your gorgeous eyes and the dark lighting backstage, I bet you could almost pass for scary instead of beautiful," you say, lost in a moment of boyish charm.

"Oh pish!" Enid laughs and swats at you playfully.

You don't even quite try to push anything on Enid, but before you know it you've chatted away a whole hour with her. She makes an idle comment about how she's late and how her husband will be wondering what kept her, but the way she smiles invites you to ask her out for tea to unwind. That turns into a regular tea time at the end of the day, which you're keenly aware is eating into her home time, even as you start to think something real might be developing between you two.