Oh yeah, they're hitting off alright! Renee's every bit as nervous as I expected and is tripping over her tongue. Meanwhile, Dan is somewhat fitting in with my mental backstory of the two of them: At high school, Renee was a nerd too but I think that Dan, who was a social pariah, could only worship the mysterious, strong-willed goth girl from afar (a cliché, I know but clichés are clichés because they happen a lot). However, given that he's just proposed buying $200 of RPG game cards, I think that her wanting to play MtG with him is a dream come true!
Will they end up in a long-term relationship? Who knows but I do think that Renee may find herself coming to terms with some aspects of her High School life and maybe somewhat coming to terms with her past. However, I still wouldn't be surprised if we have a Veronica and Jim epilogue panel when he announces that he's moving to Northampton to be with her and Renee's reply is basically: 'Yes, please!'
You're doing great Renee. Why are they at CoD rather than The Secret Bakery, though?
Because going to her place of work would maximise the awkwardness of what is already an awkward situation for her. Elliot and Jim would be there; maybe Sam and Brun too. No doubt they would all want to 'help' her hit it off with her 'date' and she really can't handle that additional stress!