[ What a quick recovery, and one that Dokja notes for now. The concern has yet to clear from his gaze, but he moves along easily enough as the flow of conversation shifts to a different topic. It's not like he'd have anything useful to say anyway, and all he can do is keep an eye on her to make sure she really is okay. ]

Well...

[ He draws out the word as his eyes flicker over to the walls surrounding them, each one lined with shelves of books. He could lie and say that he doesn't need anything, that this current exchange between them is from the goodness of his heart (lmao), but he does have something in mind. ]

I recently took ownership of this book cafe, and we're set to reopen in the next month or so. While I know Springstar isn't your home, would it be too much to ask you to drop in and help whenever you're around?

[ It feels a bit shameless asking so blatantly like this, but he doesn't think it's too difficult a request! ]