For a moment, Murphy kept his eyes on her to see how she would react. He almost missed a quick look of surprise, as if talking to a stranger in a bar was unusual. He understood that, seeing as he would usually go with a friend or two on those rare occasions that warranted a visit to any local pub.<br/><br/><blockquote class="uncited"><div>"You must be on the same flight I am... Delta 95.. uh..." She glanced at her ticket sitting on the bar at her elbow, "9517?"</div></blockquote><br/><br/>He nodded as part of his reply, pulling a folded piece of paper out of his pocket to double check the flight number. "I'm sitting in 5A it appears. Whaddya know, my favorite number"<br/><br/>As he shook her hand and was greeted with such a bright and meaningful smile, he had no choice but to smile back. Her grip was firm yet feminine, so he made sure his grip wasn't equal to or less than that of a dead fish.<br/><br/><blockquote class="uncited"><div>"Why," She spoke in an amused, friendly tone, "You speak as though you were expected to know my name... Why do you apologize for not knowing the name of a stranger?" She winked to show that she was teasing and set her glass on the coaster before her before turning on her stool to face him, "Murphy Paris, it is a pleasure to meet you. It seems we are both named for European persuasion... I am Shanan London. Tell me... why are you flying to Tokyo?"</div></blockquote><br/><br/>He gave a light shrug. "I recently found out it's a good way of staring a conversation, and by recently, I mean about twenty seconds ago." He quenched his thirst with a small sip from his glass, carefully setting it back onto his table space.<br/><br/>Murphy set his sights to answer her last question the best he could, with what little information he actually had. "I have a job interview, but this is only the second flight of the trip. I won't know my next flight until after this one lands. I guess the employer wants to keep it a mystery for now." He looked up for just a second, focusing in thought. "What if... they don't even know where they're interviewing me? Or just testing my patience?" He shrugged, "Just long naps for me, I guess."<br/><br/>Maybe his newly found optimism will keep up this good day in progress.