[ She's set herself up for the answer she's about to receive. ]
You. [ It's true. He does like her, and looks up from his menu with a smile before his gaze returns to reading. ]
The milkshakes are good, too. Perhaps we can share one? [ A whole one to himself might make him sick, but half of one he can manage. ] You can choose the flavor.
[ she did, in retrospect. there's a slight blush as she smiles back, shaking her head. ]
I meant out of what you can eat. [ wait, did she set herself up again? moving on: ]
I could go for one of those, sure. [ there's not a whole lot of delicacies to be found in the time where she's from, unless you happen to know someone who dabbles in gourmet cooking. (there's plenty of liquor to be found, though.) ] What flavors have you tried?
[ it doesn’t occur to her until she catches him laughing, and she doesn’t comment on it either, but she does blush a little, shaking her head. ]
Do you like coffee? I was thinking of trying the mocha. [ that having been decided, she sets her menu aside. ]
I think it’s going about as well as any of these partnerships can go. [ she knows there are some contracts that go better than others. hers had been okay, then kind of rocky, and is now good. for the time being. ] What about yours?
I like coffee but I've not tried that before. [ And since he likes to try new things, especially by a friend's recommendation, he nods his approval of her decision. ]
Who are they? [ He wonders if he knows them, but the city is big enough that he could likely not. ]
We've been contracted for over a year, Peggy and I. I'd like to think that's proof we work well together. [ Or that they're simply too attached to part from one another. ]
Nile fit in well with us. [ He adds somewhat sadly. ]
It's coffee mixed with chocolate. Pretty hard to go wrong.
[ the waiter shows up to bring them water and take their order, and she makes one for a mocha milkshake with a shot of vodka, since that seems the least likely to flavor it beyond the mocha itself. they take the menus back once lucas orders as well, if he's going to, and max turns back to him. ]
Daniel. Le Domas. I don't know if you know him or not. [ since yeah, the city is enormous and seems to only keep growing, but also it's pretty hard to miss someone advertising a baby goat for adoption.
it doesn't surprise her to hear that he's contracted to peggy or that they work together well; she's seen them at work and in the city. her expression turns a concerned when he brings nile up again and she reaches across the table to take his hand again. ]
I'm sorry she's not here anymore. [ which feels odd to say, considering this place is what it is. but having people here makes it easier to bear, and it always hurts to lose somebody. ]
[ Lucas orders a stack of pancakes that inspired him to come back here, which were featured in the video that was sent to her by accident. He hasn't had much of an appetite lately, but he can feel it returning in Max's company. ]
I've met him. He helped me once with a guard. [ He'd outsmarted the guard rather than by using his fists the way Lucas probably would have, which he thought was commendable. ] He seems like a good man. [ Which he approves of for Max, not that she needs Lucas' approval. He's just happy she's found someone who won't take advantage of her kindness. ]
Thank you for being here. [ He squeezes her hand in return. ] I wish I had friendships like ours back in my world. [ Perhaps he wouldn't have made the mistakes he had if he'd had people like her he could confide in. ] It's what I'll miss if I ever leave this place...
[ He would miss Max, he knows this from the way he's memorizing her hand, his thumb tracing the lines on her palm. ]
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You. [ It's true. He does like her, and looks up from his menu with a smile before his gaze returns to reading. ]
The milkshakes are good, too. Perhaps we can share one? [ A whole one to himself might make him sick, but half of one he can manage. ] You can choose the flavor.
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I meant out of what you can eat. [ wait, did she set herself up again? moving on: ]
I could go for one of those, sure. [ there's not a whole lot of delicacies to be found in the time where she's from, unless you happen to know someone who dabbles in gourmet cooking. (there's plenty of liquor to be found, though.) ] What flavors have you tried?
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Just strawberry. And they can add alcohol if you wish. [ He's yet to try a boozy milkshake. ]
How goes your partnership? [ He's been meaning to ask her about it, assuming she found someone. ]
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Do you like coffee? I was thinking of trying the mocha. [ that having been decided, she sets her menu aside. ]
I think it’s going about as well as any of these partnerships can go. [ she knows there are some contracts that go better than others. hers had been okay, then kind of rocky, and is now good. for the time being. ] What about yours?
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Who are they? [ He wonders if he knows them, but the city is big enough that he could likely not. ]
We've been contracted for over a year, Peggy and I. I'd like to think that's proof we work well together. [ Or that they're simply too attached to part from one another. ]
Nile fit in well with us. [ He adds somewhat sadly. ]
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[ the waiter shows up to bring them water and take their order, and she makes one for a mocha milkshake with a shot of vodka, since that seems the least likely to flavor it beyond the mocha itself. they take the menus back once lucas orders as well, if he's going to, and max turns back to him. ]
Daniel. Le Domas. I don't know if you know him or not. [ since yeah, the city is enormous and seems to only keep growing, but also it's pretty hard to miss someone advertising a baby goat for adoption.
it doesn't surprise her to hear that he's contracted to peggy or that they work together well; she's seen them at work and in the city. her expression turns a concerned when he brings nile up again and she reaches across the table to take his hand again. ]
I'm sorry she's not here anymore. [ which feels odd to say, considering this place is what it is. but having people here makes it easier to bear, and it always hurts to lose somebody. ]
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I've met him. He helped me once with a guard. [ He'd outsmarted the guard rather than by using his fists the way Lucas probably would have, which he thought was commendable. ] He seems like a good man. [ Which he approves of for Max, not that she needs Lucas' approval. He's just happy she's found someone who won't take advantage of her kindness. ]
Thank you for being here. [ He squeezes her hand in return. ] I wish I had friendships like ours back in my world. [ Perhaps he wouldn't have made the mistakes he had if he'd had people like her he could confide in. ] It's what I'll miss if I ever leave this place...
[ He would miss Max, he knows this from the way he's memorizing her hand, his thumb tracing the lines on her palm. ]