Dante was still confident his his performance despite Lyle's lack of positive feedback. He knew what is strengths were and he knew his weaknesses, and his voice was his greatest strength of all. He listened attentively as Lyle laid out his instructions. He'd hoped he'd get a proper band to play with him someday instead of having to divide his attention between singing and playing. It wasn't that he couldn't do it, but he preferred to just sing.  He nimbly caught the stack of cash and smiled, seeing how much he'd been given. He could finally get himself that suit he'd had his eye on. He was pretty happy to hear about the tips and free drink cause god knew Dante could drink. As for inviting people Dante didn't really have anyone to invite so no problems here either. He was a bit thrown by Lyle's mentioning a cat, but he recovered quickly. He smiled back when Lyle finally loosened up a bit and welcomed him.<br/><br/>"Thanks. I promise not to disappoint."