Reni always felt embarrassed when he spoke to her like she was a child. Well, not really embarrassed, but it was more so like when a child got scolded by their mother for breaking something valuable of theirs. Her cheeks turned a warmer color, eyes glancing down to the small amount of floor between them as he spoke his hushed words. When he mentioned that he got ambushed right outside of the diner, her eyes flickered back up to his face.

"Yes, I have been watching the news. And I'm sorry, but that is why I came down here in the first place to make sure that I didn't have to make some funeral arrangements for you since someone does not know how to use a cell phone." She said in the same hushed voice that he used, until she suddenly heard his female friend speak. Her name was Nat, obviously a nickname for a longer name. Glancing at Ez, she gave a bit of a smile to the girl.

"No problem. I am Reni. Pleasure to meet you, Nat." Her eyes moved away and around the diner, then out to the scene outside. She figured Ez had been behind everything that had happened outside.

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