“Not jus’ food. I know all th’ best places ta go here. Just ask Kudo! Er, if ya see ‘im, that is.” It was pretty neat, that the detective was praising him instead of putting him down and calling him ‘childish.’
…Wait a second.
Heiji blinked in confusion. Hakuba wasn’t just being polite, he was also offering to pay for lunch? Suspicious…
He leaned in, scrutinizing the other detective. “Oi, are ya okay? Yer bein’…nice.“ Not that that was a bad thing, but considering the terms they had last left on, and Hakuba’s constant criticisms of him, he found it pretty strange of the Brit.
"Ah… I’m… usually nice, Hattori-san.” Hakuba frowned. “Most people find my company to be quite agreeable. If, ah, that’s not…"
It was difficult to control his temper. How could he be expected to stay calm with insinuations like that?
"All you have to say is no. I appreciate your help.” Huff.
He turned to leave, at least in the direction of where the train station was.