Hattori accepted his menu and opened it up, eyes glancing over the different items, every once in a while flicking upwards to look at Hakuba. It was, rather awkward, though he didn’t really understand why. They were just, two guys having dinner together.
“Thank ya, ya look pretty good yereself.” Hattori answered, eyes back on his menu.
“Thank you, Hattori-kun.” Hakuba was careful to give the kun just a little bit of emphasis, just in case the Osakan had forget where their current formality level lay. At least with Hattori’s attire, it was easier for the half-brit to suspend his sense of reality, shifting focus to, yes, a pleasant dinner with a client. Someone in need of his assistance. That was far easier to deal with than, er, anything else at present.
After a moment of deliberation, he glanced up from the laminated cardstock to look the other detective over again, then offered a small, polite smile.
“How have your cases been, as of late?”