Alex tries to be as casual as possible, but the longer they walk the more tense she becomes. It's starting to feel like this may have been a terrible mistake when he starts talking.

"Huh?" It takes her a moment to process what he's saying. "Fish is okay." She prefers red meat, but she doesn't know how to cook it. So far, she's mainly been surviving on take-out and things that require only the minimum amount of preparation. "I can't cook though. At all."

She glances sideways at him as they pass by a busy tube stop, wondering if it might save her a lot of trouble to just lose him in the crowd. She ultimately decides against it, though, and sticks by his side. "I made a list, actually. I was gonna get bread and I forgot."