As Max volunteered more about himself, Mina only hummed, but the twist of her smile seemed more genuine than it'd been before. Still, she didn't share any chit-chat of her own, and Max had taken another bite of his kebab finally, so his mouth was too full to tease anything out, even he if wanted to ask her about where she worked. Wasn't it at Lin's place? The silence went for a bit as they walked, nearing awkward, but Max was more or less immune to that.
He heard the indrawn breath as she prepared to speak, finally, but he'd been listening to the train trundling closer as they walked and now it was close enough that the humans around were starting to pick up the pace. When she shot a look at him, Max swallowed and grinned at her, not too worried even if he matched her fast walking pace.
“Eager to get home, huh?” he said, poking a little fun as they speed walked along. “You still, uh, still at the Honey & Ivy? I think I saw you there, once.” He'd started going relatively regularly a while ago, dropping by Lin's table when she wasn't busy. He knew El behind the bar pretty well, but not Mina. Goki hadn't said anything about her moving on, but sue him for trying to make conversation.
He heard the indrawn breath as she prepared to speak, finally, but he'd been listening to the train trundling closer as they walked and now it was close enough that the humans around were starting to pick up the pace. When she shot a look at him, Max swallowed and grinned at her, not too worried even if he matched her fast walking pace.
“Eager to get home, huh?” he said, poking a little fun as they speed walked along. “You still, uh, still at the Honey & Ivy? I think I saw you there, once.” He'd started going relatively regularly a while ago, dropping by Lin's table when she wasn't busy. He knew El behind the bar pretty well, but not Mina. Goki hadn't said anything about her moving on, but sue him for trying to make conversation.