[ Well, the military officer who spent his career and life mostly in space part is an accurate enough read of him.

He listens to that entire explanation - and no, he's never heard of the things, and doesn't even mind hearing all those words, when he only asked for one. It's an interesting bit of trivia.

He hears the question, then waits just another beat or two - like he's making very sure Felix is finished. ]

Mango. It's fruit.

[ He taps two fingers down on the bar draw Felix's attention.]

My ride home is the guy who looks like Ephemera, minus scars and six feet tall. He'll be somewhere in the club. [ No need to have the paranoid psycho figure that out and react badly because he thinks it's being hidden. ]

Let's go find a room to work out exactly how not one sided this is going to be.

[ He slides off the barstool, key already in his pocket. ]