[ she laughs a little behind her drink, shaking her head. he's right, she should be honest. ]

I didn't think you'd take a direct one. You're good looking.

[ this isn't getting to know him... it's just a pep talk. malkuth'll flag down two more beers for them with how he's going through his and going through it. see? isn't it good she didn't set a time limit? they'd definitely go over it. ]

And I don't mind if it takes time... I have plenty of it, after all. Well, [ she'll put her chopsticks to her mouth in thought, then finish off her veggies, ] not really, if I line up everything I try to do in a week... you're sort of like my break from it.