People were already entering the mall when Alex arrived. Fearing his favorite piece of meat, bacon, would be gone before he had the chance he waited anxiously for his turn. When his time finally came, he was relieved to see that a whole new batch of sizzling hot bacon had just arrived. He quickly grabbed some and proceeded until eventually he could go and take a seat. Incidentally he took his seat in the vicinity of Artemis.

He glanced over at her, recognizing her from somewhere. As a safeguard, you see your fair share of people around. Everyone wants to forget their worries for a second and just sunbath. Or others just want to go for a refreshing swim. Still, he might have seen her from somewhere else. It didn't matter though. What mattered was that he knew she was somehow responsible for the bacon he was eating. That he heard from someone, though that person didn't know exactly how she was involved. Alex, trying to friendly looked at her and said: "You helped making the bacon in some way right? It's delicious." Then, with a smile, he took another bite from the tasty, salty meat. Thinking the little girl's day might be just a little better by just a friendly compliment.