<div class="floatright">(http://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/7/74/Siren2.jpg)</div><div style="text-align: right;"><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 10pt;"><strong>Aline Myobi -</strong> <em>Chatting with Bastiaan...</em></span></div><br/>"Well, only if you insist.." Aline could never quite tell if he was actually teasing her, or if he were trying to reassure her. Whichever it was, it helped to ease the embarrassment by being able to state her decision...even if there really wasn't much of a decision to make anyway.<br/><br/>Seated at the table, her cheeks were still lightly colored and a faint scowl was on her lips, almost a pout actually. Bastiaan seemed to have a knack of doing that, bringing out the child within that she worked so hard to suppress. Luckily, these rare expressions of hers were usually only seen while away from the prying eyes of the general public.<br/><br/>She waited until they were both seated and he had taken a bit before doing so herself, and act that was done out of sheer politeness and respect, nothing more. The first bite seemed to cause her hunger to finally rear up in full force as she realized it must have been a while since she'd last eaten. Lately she seemed to forget about meals in general unless suddenly reminded. Chewing slowly so she didn't try to inhale the plate, the beast eventually settled down to the occasional growl. "Nonsense, your meals are never dreadful. It's delicious as always."<br/><br/>Spearing a pepper and popping it into her mouth, she chewed on it thoughtfully as her mind searched for an answer. "I'm fine. The gallery seems to be on a nice start, though I'm hoping it'll last past the rush of a new 'Grand Opening' in the vicinity." She was careful with her words, not wanting her own doubts to seep in and cause worry. Aline was also careful to only mention the gallery and nothing more. "And you? Settling in nicely?" The smile was genuine, open and relaxed. Though she herself may not have realized, the woman was comforted in his presence, no need to worry about a slip that would later affect how others viewed her.