It's been a nice date so far, so let's not spin it down with a worse case scenario. I want to keep enjoying my time with you.

[He had recovered from his unfortunate nearly choking incident and now he was settling back into being a smooth talker. He waved down a bot to bring a box for them to dump the rest of his mixed food in, not at all picky about it all together.

He lingered at the table, uncertain because he too was so unused to not needing to pay. It took him a moment to realize they could just walk out, and he watched Maria for the cue that she was ready to head out now that they had eaten.]

You're just a lady, and I'm just a gentleman so compliments will flow.

[Vander endured the comedy of shifting and shimmying out of the booth, managing to make it look like an act he had done many times in the past. He made a point of flashing a smirk as he rose to his feet and picked up his boxed food.]

You live at the apartments?