"Ah, the grilled salad, please," Hinamori said, pointing it out on the menu for the waiter to see. "Thank you!"

She hardly needed to wait for everyone to finish ordering to start the conversation up again. "Did you ever say where it is you work, Frau? Here, I mean, as a... bouncer?" That word was such a funny one. She knew what it meant, but the mental images it conveyed were more hilarious than anything else. She imagined Frau bouncing around a bar in his best imitation of a bunny, and smiled, though she didn't share the thought. "I didn't hear it if you did."