It’s these little moments that would have you believing that nothing horrible had almost happened, that they were just a young woman and a little boy and the little boy’s dog just going out for a nice meal and a chat. Normalcy in the details, even in the very, very strange bigger picture.

Dog happily trots after them, already excited about the smells of food in the air. Adam chuckles, taking a moment to look around at the crowds as they go. There’s people he wants to check in, but later.

“Do you think it’s really over?”