Max could pick up that Eldridge wasn't quite sure what to make of it with the first few seconds of their meeting, but he nodded easily at the man inviting him to use his first name. Either worked for Max, he just defaulted to surnames when he didn't know someone that well. Markus was an unknown, after all.
After a sip of his drink and a clearing of his throat–a little awkward, the werewolf thought, but he couldn't blame the guy. What followed had him huffing a laugh, glancing down at the beer Ellie slid over the bar towards him. He curled his fingers around the cool glass as he looked at the guy.
“No problem, man. We were all in the shit together,” Max said, knowing there hadn't been a choice to do anything other than what they did. “Run into anything weird after that?” Indulging his curiosity just a little, as he raised the beer to take a sip. It was a polite question, not a pointed one, but Max wondered if that was why Markus had asked him out here, anyway.
After a sip of his drink and a clearing of his throat–a little awkward, the werewolf thought, but he couldn't blame the guy. What followed had him huffing a laugh, glancing down at the beer Ellie slid over the bar towards him. He curled his fingers around the cool glass as he looked at the guy.
“No problem, man. We were all in the shit together,” Max said, knowing there hadn't been a choice to do anything other than what they did. “Run into anything weird after that?” Indulging his curiosity just a little, as he raised the beer to take a sip. It was a polite question, not a pointed one, but Max wondered if that was why Markus had asked him out here, anyway.