Shameless, he was absolutely shameless. She gave him six and a half out of ten.

"Laying it on a little thick now, aren't you?" Smiling, despite herself. Maybe it was working a little. "No! Don't worry about it. Anyway, I need some more answers before you go running off."

She steeled herself, glancing down, before carrying on. "So, just how common is it to run into people you know here, anyway?"