I've been to Chicago before. You should make a list, we'll do the things you want to do.

[ Honestly, he'll be busy with work stuff for a large chunk of the trip, which is why Julie doesn't go with him any more. She's busy with her own life, and she often found being left to her own devices while he sequesters himself in a room with other nerds to talk about metaphor usage in turn of the century literature incredibly boring. If Daisy wants to come with him, she's more than welcome to, but she might as well decide what she wants to do and go do it. He'll come along when he's able.

He frowns at the darkened hotel room at large for a moment before turning on his bed to frown at his phone in particular. ]

I mean, I know December tends to be a peak traveling month, but I'm pretty sure we can get you a ticket on the same flight as me... [ It might be expensive, since it's sort of last minute, but better now than in December. He's got a rewards card, he can probably scrape together the miles to take care of it. ] I don't think we'll be sitting together, but it's a short flight. I think we'll survive.