Alex gave her a thumbs up as she spoke, nodding when she mentioned that she didn’t want to be seen as a leech. “[color=#00998e]Hey, stay as long as you want, yo.[/color]” He had already walked over to the pantry and was digging around for a snack, eventually locating his precious bag of potato chips and tearing it open, popping a handful into his mouth. Still crunching it, mouth full, he addressed Erick, who was sitting on a stool at the counter. “[color=#00998e]She’s probably right, y’know. Might as well call ‘em. I know you like to be in charge, but maybe this is time to take a step back.[/color]” Erick’s hand raised, like it had in the cafe, and Alex was again cut short.

“[color=#c49d00]No. I'm not taking orders from anyone, especially not on this matter. We'll text them, and escort our friend there if that what she would like, but we will not be following them.[/color]” Erick explained, eliciting a nod from Alex. Looking over at Aelia, he spoke again. “[color=#c49d00]Sorry if that sounds a little harsh, but I've never been one to follow; and whomever gave us our powers realizes that. I'm here to lead.[/color]” With that, he took the business card, and pulled out his phone, punching in the number and a simple text:
[Color=#c49d00][I]From the cafe. Do you have a meeting place, or something like that?[/i][/color]

After the message had sent, he turned his attention back to Aelia, clearing his throat and offering her a slight smile. “[color=#c49d00]Of course, you're welcome to come back here after this meeting or whatever it turns out to be. You can seriously stay as long as you wish. If you're worried about being a leech, you can tidy the living room up, that'll make it up to him.[/color]”

This got a thumb high in the air from Alexander.
[@Ambra]