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Alex could feel his face heat up a little as the guy behind the counter commented that they looked like they were on a date. Thank goodness for the guy clearing his throat behind him, get that guy a soda, goodness gracious. It wasn't that he was embarrassed to be hanging out with Shelby or that the girl wasn't cute or anything but...he barely knew her and he knew that after this they'd go their separate ways, likely to never see each other again. Best not to get too attached.

"So what'll it be, son?"

He jerked a little at the question and found himself staring at the menus again. So many choices so little time. In the end he ask for a couple slices of cheese pizza, a double cheeseburger, fries, a soda, and a couple of the cookies for dessert. There that should definitely cover him for the rest of the day. It probably had way more sodium than he should be eating but he honestly didn't care. His powers relied on him eating enough for more than himself and he was going to do just that.

He grinned at Shelby, "I warned you, all of the things."

Two people still trying to figure each other out was still the strangest sensation. An awkward dance of walking on eggshells and two left feet. Neither wanting to give up conversation but both fearing saying too much, too little, and asking all the wrong questions. Alex was pretty sure he'd never get used to it. Still Margo didn't seem to bad at it, will to keep the conversation up.

"Wanna play the question game? If you want to, that is."

"Sure, but I thought we were already playing."he joked nudging her a bit. It was true enough given how much they've divulged to each other. But he was up for making a game of it. "So how do we play?"he asked in honestly, glancing from her to the window. They still had a ways to go, at least another twenty minuets and few more stops before they reached their destination. Might as well sit back and enjoy the ride.

Leading Tobias to the convenience store atm had been simple enough and the short walk confirmed his thoughts on the poor guy's feet. That walk was not of someone who was comfortable on their feet. Sure it wasn't too outwardly noticeable but there was something almost hesitant or careful about each step. It kind of reminded him of his earlier efforts in making mammals and birds. The bones in the feet were complex and if he didn't set them just right it could lead to bruising and pain. Not something enjoyable.

Once inside he took a moment to enjoy the cool of the store, away from the summer heat. Though he could have done without the clerk staring at them. Or rather the guy staring at Tobias. He did feel rather guilty about it all. He was a mutant too but he usually was able to get away with not being noticed. Tobias wouldn't be that lucky.

He was a little surprised by the water bottle tossed his way but was grateful nonetheless. "Thanks man." He followed Tobias up to the cashier, giving the man behind the counter an expectant look. He'd hate to have to argue with a guy to accept money. Slimy fish guy or not, the money was good and a fair trade for the water bottles and change.

"Kind of awesome really. Somethings just aren't meant to last forever. We have to enjoy them while we can, before they're gone."

"Yeah, pretty cool."he said smiling. It reminded him of the swaths of spray paint that he would see on occasion on trains and city walls. But seeing something like that in a art gallery was something else. Yet it was treated the same, temporary and something to be washed away.

A paused moment of contemplation later he looked back at her. "So, how about that food?"he asked.

Oops, alright, he might have said something the had disheartened the other mutant. If the silence was anything to go by. Okay, review...ah, right, the guy thought he was harmless, as well as he had been mugged earlier, and then he, himself, turned around and said he wasn't scared of this place. That might be it. Alright how to fix that.

"Not to say that this place isn't dangerous. I'm just kind of used to it I guess. Desensitized."he said hoping that, that clarified that he wasn't ignorant of the dangers. Okay, change of subject. "So, um, your landlord was being a dick. That sucks."

He thought about it for a moment. He had already brought one other mutant to Xavier mansion, he was pretty sure it'd be okay to bring another. Sure this one wasn't a girl his age like Margo had been but plenty of the people there were adults or at least close enough. So it should be alright. "If you want I know a place you can crash that's mutant friendly and it's way nicer than this place."he suggested, "I'm kind of living there myself to be honest."

Alex didn't mind the slim too much and wiped it off on his pants with little more than a small grimace. "Tobias, as you can see, not related to the animorph. No feathers." He chuckled at the show of fins, glad to see the guy had a sense of humor about his new adaptations. Or at least he assumed new. It was probably too early to assume things.

"So, what brings an unthreatening but apparently unthreatened kid through somewhere like this?"

Alex shrugged at the question, "The library to be honest. I'm not to familiar with the metro yet so I walked there and now I'm on my way back home. As you can see I got a little sidetracked to end up here but I'm pretty certain of where I am now. Besides that this area isn't that scary." Not when you carried a hunting knife in your bag and had the power to create vicious animals but that was beside the point.