Ah, damn, it was good to look into Mac's face again, but at her words Cassidy took a step back, hands out in placating gesture. God knew what Logan and Veronica had said to her, shit Veronica had called him a monster once already. "No! Not at all. Um. I was buying stuff and I saw you.. and the uh..."
He paused. Interesting. How to proceed with this? It was so good to atually TALK to Mac and Cassidy wanted to dive in, explain every last detail and beg for forgiveness. On the other hand, the box set for Veronica Mars was right there and Mac deserved to be eased into the whole ficitional thing. It was an easy choice to make, as asking for forgiveness set him up to be NOT forgiven, and talking about fictional universes was a much safer subject.
"Okay, here's the thing." He leaned over and grabbed the DVD set, looked down to see his thumb right over Dick's face on the back, and it made him feel better. "Mac? You and Ron Weasley have a lot in common." He held up the box to show her. "You're both sidekicks."