Maria laughed at Stax, more out of joy for his joke. She liked it when people flirted with her, and he did every time he came in. It made her feel a little more normal, a joyful diversion from every day life. "Now you're just buttering me up. I know you didn't come from talk, Stax. Somethin' on your mind. Either that, or you're lookin' for somethin' to take your mind off life for a while. Mari tells me you gave her a run for her money last week..." She smiles sweetly, figuring he got the idea behind her words.