To update the situation (and bump the thread), this is what i just got in my inbox (GC is the abbreviated form of where we work)
I checked my schedule, and the only time I can find where I might be able to do something on December 4 (or the fifth) in the afternoon. It would depend on when the GC girls do their girls' day out. Movie, possibly?
Sounds vaguely suspicious, though i'm reasonably certain she's not lying to me (out of character for her). I would prefer dinner. I'm not going to respond immediately either way given that i don't wish to appear over-eager, so i have time to solicit more advice
Possibly do the movie, then try to expand it afterward? (if not with dinner, with ice cream or something)
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