"Ah..." He winced. With the door propped open, there wasn't much he could ask for. Daniel needed to hop public transit, drop off Socrates at his apartment and get a bite to eat. If Melody followed him outside, she might start looking delicious. "I think I got it."

As if on cue, his stomach growled, loud and long.

Daniel shook his head. He was left to duck out of the pet shop, looking much like a teenage boy backing away on a dance floor after too much contact.