((Chat transcript))<br/><br/><blockquote class="uncited"><div>She stuck her tongue out playfully in response, before turning to her milkshake for a drink, assuming he would continue talking. When nothing was said for a time, she looked over to him, only to see he was eating his meal again in silence. "You don't talk much, do you?" she asked, resting her head against the back of the bench.<br/><br/>Danny turned his head to the woman, a blank expression on his face. He took another large bite, and stared at her while he chewed. "Not really," he stated, then took another bite. "You talk a lot, don't you?" he retorted.<br/><br/>"Well excuuuse me, <span style="font-style: italic">princess,</span>" she replied, rolling her eyes and crossing one leg over her other. "I happen to enjoy conversation, instead of ogling the opposite gender's features all day," she added, taking a sip of her shake as she finished.<br/><br/>Danny nearly spat out his food, and as it was, made a strange choking noise. "It's not my fault a lingerie store has a wide-open entrance," he said defensively, through a mouthful of half-chewed food. He hastily shoved more food in his mouth, looking away from the woman again.<br/><br/>She raised an eyebrow at him for a second, before breaking out into a burst of laughter. "It's too easy to get you flustered, lover boy. It's really quite adorable," she said, though it was broken up by occasional giggles. "Really, any girl with a figure like that trying on bathing suits in front of a glass window is expecting you to stare. It's natural, really. That's how we control your gender," she added with a sly smile.<br/><br/>The woman's giggles would be met with Danny's glare. He held it for almost two minutes before he cracked, chuckling lightly, and looking down at his food with a slight grin. "You women sure are sly," he commented, taking the last bite of his food. "Remind me why we don't have women rule the world," he joked.<br/><br/>"Take another look," she grinned, waving her hand in a gesture that enveloped the room. "There are about a dozen different women's clothing stores, women modeling for sports, video games, and electronics.. There's nothing that escapes the unfathomable power of boobs!" she declared, standing up from her seat and placing one foot on the bench, with her free hand raised in the air and balled into a fist.<br/><br/>Danny laughed again, shaking his head and bringing his palm to his forehead. "I don't think I can deny this," he said,  looking up at the woman. "Name's Danny. Danny Cage." He tossed his trash in a receptacle from his seat and slid the tray underneath the bench when nobody was looking. He looked at the woman again, putting a finger to his lips with a sly grin.<br/><br/>"Alison Martel," she responded, bringing her foot back to ground level and flashing him a peace sign. "I won't tell if you don't, 'Mr. Security Officer,'" she said with a smile. After taking her seat and another drink of her milkshake, she turned to him again, throwing her arm over the back of the bench. "So how do you get assigned to watch a harmless alien fish, anyway? You lose a bet?"<br/><br/>A humorless laugh escaped Danny's lips. "When you're desperate for money, there's lots of things you'll do. And between us, I don't think it's all that harmless. There was supposed to be a shark in there too, but when we came back to check on it this morning the shark was gone." He leaned back and sighed. "So, we keep people out, and it in."<br/><br/>She blinked a few times, trying to make sense of what he just said, and setting her drink off to the side. "..So.. They put a shark in a tank with a small alien fish.. And the next day it was gone, leaving us to assume it either ate it, or magically made it disappear? And it's being given a free ride to a human colony, on a ship full of unassuming humans? ..Not gonna lie, I feel a little uncomfortable now." A few moments of awkward silence ensued, before she returned to her usual self, leaning over to him mock-seductively and laying a hand on his arm. "Good thing I have my big, strong Danny to protect poor, defenseless little me," she said as a wry smile played its way across her lips.<br/><br/>"Don't look at me! I'm defenseless against a magic alien fish! That shit's crazy!" he exclaimed with a smirk. He leaned closer, putting on a serious face. "But don't worry babe. Eat through enough ammo and eventually everything has to die," he said, using his best bad-action-movie voice.<br/><br/>"Ohh, my hero! <span style="font-style: italic">Swooooon!</span>" she said in a high-pitched voice, putting the back of her hand to her forehead and falling backwards, so her head was resting against the bench's armrest. "Why, I do believe you've captured this fair maiden's heart with your valiant heroics, dear sir," she joked, giggling to herself at the same time.<br/><br/>Danny laughed some more at the 'brave heroics' comment. He stood up, with one foot up on the seat and one foot on the ground. He leaned forward, both hands outstretched like an actor overexaggerating a scene from a bad romance play. "Aye, fair maiden, tis all for thee," he laughed.<br/><br/>"Then pray, sir, if thine intentions are pure, let us shareth a luncheon with all haste!" she exclaimed, sitting up in her seat and clasping her hands together, looking up at him with large eyes. She stayed in this pose for a few moments, before standing up, dropping her hands to her hips and grinning at him. "I saw a burger joint an hour back. You in?"<br/><br/>"A luncheon! I do agree, madam, we shall shareth a luncheon, and I shall treateth!" He kept up joke, with his ridiculous pose, then straightened, up, standing like a regular person. "I just ate, but sure. I'll just get a Coke or something," he said with a shrug.<br/><br/>Her cheeks turned a shade or two redder as she realized her mistake. "Oh.. Haha, right, silly me," she said, setting two fingers to her forehead, clearly embarrassed by her forgetfulness. "Remind me to invite you out again sometime when you're actually hungry." She grabbed her bags and drink and started walking, but hesitated after a moment. "Er... You said you took this job because you were poor, right..? I couldn't possibly let you pay for my own meal if that's the case, especially if you're not getting anything.."<br/><br/>Danny chuckled again. "I said I needed money. I never said I was poor," he said with a smirk. "It's fine, really. I don't mind, it's not like it's a super-expensive meal anyways." He fished out his wallet and tapped it a few times. "I insist," he added, stuffing his wallet back into his pocket.<br/><br/>"But I.." She was about to continue protesting, but stopped for a moment to think. After a resigned sigh, she broke the silence. "Okay, okay. You win. But only because I feel like I would have a hard time convincing you otherwise," she said after a moment, returning to her usual jovial spirit as they walked. "Stubborn jackass," she added with a smirk.<br/><br/>Danny smiled back. "You got that one straight." He chuckled as he fell into step beside the woman. <span style="font-style: italic">Not too bad Danny, first night out and you've already got a date. Tonight'll be great.</span></div></blockquote>