[Ryan is so hopeful, and it's more than okay. And sure, ice breakers are a little tough when they barely know anything about themselves, but they'll manage somehow.]

We can try? I'd definitely like that.

[He would love to know more about this guy, even all of the stuff he's already dismissed as being too boring. Tell him about his job at the diner. What's his favorite thing to cook? Is it a full time sort of thing or a stepping stone on the way to something he likes more?

Digging for details has the potential to be painful though, and that might be a bit of a downer on their evening.]

Hm...we could always make stuff up for tonight? You know, so no one gets killer migraines in a noisy saloon.

[And that doesn't mean they can't double back to the conversation for real later and be more careful about it. For now it's just for fun, and it'll probably say something about who they are as people anyway.]

Go ahead, ask me what I did before I got here again. Like, as a job.