Maybe it was a little ridiculous, but she felt like she could breathe a little easier now that they'd gotten that out of the way. She was definitely going to take his statement as a good thing, because at least he was holding no ridiculous expectations for how this was going to go. "I'm pretty sure this whole thing was just a gimmick to drum up interest for a new place," Pidge told him with a shrug. "I suppose it worked, though, because here we are." If nothing else, she had to give them credit for that.

And he had a point. "What a claim to fame that would be," she mused. "They could host an intergalactic dating show or something." It seemed like the kind of silly nonsense reality show her mother loved, if she was being honest, and the thought made her smile. He seemed to have given all of this a lot of thought, too, and it was tempting to ask about it, but she supposed it was probably not a good idea given they'd just met, and she didn't want to make things too ridiculous or awkward.

So that comment really just earned him a laugh. "Don't be nervous. I promise not to watch you eat."