Shooting her a smile as he slid the cup of jelly beans to him he sighed. [color=f26522]"Indian food, well I tell you nothing is closer to me then foods from around the world. You truly know the way to a man's heart Nance,"[/color] as he was saying his remark he pocketed the jelly beans. 
[color=f26522]"Nance, you know a true magician never reveals his secrets! However, I guess with all of the kindness you show me I would have to tell you about my tricks sometime."[/color]Winking at her as he peered over his shoulder at the rest of the line. He could tell he was overstaying his welcome here. 
[color=f26522]"Well it is always a pleasure chatting it up with you, but I wouldn't want to enrage any of your other customers. I will be back here tomorrow...of course. I hope the rest of your day is grand Miss Nancy."[/color] As he began to walk away he gave a wave to Nancy. [i]Why do I always have to meet decent woman in such terrible situations? Guess I am a magnet for ridiculous circumstances[/i] thinking to himself as he began walking down the hall to return to his room. 
Ridiculous circumstances? That was an understatement for the predicament he was in. Over the months he had become lackadaisical locked up here. It must be because of the monotony of it all. Xander always did his best to mask his true fury and passion for those that had locked him up here with humor. However, one of these days he was bound to snap. You could say he was a ticking time bomb.