Carson nodded with a hum, intent on forcing whatever remaining heat lingered in his face to dissipate. They were most of the way through the mall and the foodcourt wasn't far off. He was oddly thankful that for an evening during summer vacation that it wasn't too crowded. There was still a fair number of families and other groups of teens and college students milling the area, but it was easy enough to ignore them when he had Dee's company and stories to focus on instead.

Glancing at the stores they were passing, he hesitated and glanced down at her. "You said you played guitar, right?" He asked, unsure if he was remembering the details correctly. "There's a music store up here. Do you want to take a look before we go eat?"