> Nod.
> "Thank you."
>"No problem," says Maribel, as she fishes up the last of her meal. "Ah, I better get going. Renko, you head home. I'll be there when everything is done."
>"I'd prefer to wait here for you," says Renko.
>"I know," Maribel says, "But that doesn't do anyone any good. Like I said before, go home, rest up, and get things ready for me. If I see you hanging around here like a stray dog, I might have to kick you like one."
>"Fiiiiine," says Renko.
>_