[u][b]Maxwell Thomas[/b][/u]
[i]morning
cafeteria[/i]

"Replace 'tiresome' with just 'tired' and I'll agree," Maxwell told Jason, taking a deep drink of his coffee despite the temperature.  "I was up late studying.  Almost skipped my morning jog, but doing that once only leads to doing it again and before you know it you've stopped jogging altogether."

Max looked across the table at Felix when prompted, but just shrugged.  "I'm a physician not a psychiatrist, but I'd say from the sound of it he's not really interested in talking.  Nothing wrong with that.  Sometimes a man just wants to enjoy his breakfast in peace, y'know?"

The fourth guy at the table -- had he said his name was Luke? -- went and made some ridiculous comment that had the table feeling tense.  Maxwell didn't understand what the big deal was.  From the sound of what Felix had said, Luke was intruding where he wasn't wanted and now the guy was making a fuss about being verbally fended off?

Oh and now he was talking to Max, asking for a name.  "I didn't give it, but I'm Maxwell," he replied mildly, before taking another drink of his coffee.  There were a lot of things he could have said to Luke, but in the end he just let the man's ridiculous behavior go.  It was too early in the morning for drama.