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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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. ]