[@ShadowVentus]

[color=8dc73f]"Heheh...sometimes people just get pissed. And...they take it out on others. That's...just life, as I've found it..."[/color] Maxie tried to be the "better" person and sort of defend the person who had yelled at her for giving him the wrong coupon or something at her previous job, but...even she couldn't do it without a bit of bitterness in that person's direction. Wherever he was, she could at least know that he was probably still trying to heal his brutal face-scratches.
Maxie's eyes met Taka's briefly when he commented on her social anxiety. She looked back down at the cats quickly, but it was difficult to deny that she had been significantly uplifted by such words. As much as she wanted glare at the world, and hide away from the inhabitants of it, she found it hard when standing around the living contradiction that was Taka. Maxie didn't even really know this guy, as she'd only just started talking to him several minutes ago (and almost got him maimed on accident by an animal horde), but she felt way better talking to him that she would to any other random person on the street. It probably had to do with the fact that they both had powers, but even still, she could consider this a breakthrough for her in terms of communicating. It definitely also helped that Taka had a very clear, sincere way of speaking. She could trust that he meant pretty much everything he said.
[color=8dc73f]"Well...in its current state, I don't really know if this world deserves a display of my 'wings'..."[/color] Maxie tried to keep playing it cool, only giving the slightest hint of anything positive she was feeling from his remarks in her voice. [color=8dc73f]"So, uhhh...forgot to ask, but....what are you doing in a creepy place like this?"[/color]
Oh yeah. Maxie had forgotten where they were standing. Taka didn't seem too phased by the place, but seriously, this hotel had to be one of the dingiest buildings she'd seen in awhile. She didn't even wanna know what the inside looked like.