Malcolm inclines his head. "Uhh. Probably." Elena is pretty and seems polite. Plus it's obvious that she likes him. His mother would be pleased with that. Not that he really wants to think about her right now, even though he technically brought her up.
His brow furrows when he listens to Elena speaking about the vampires. "I guess it's more difficult for me to picture because they don't exist where I come from. Human monsters are the only kind we have, but I agree that they can be worse than anything made up." He'd still like to learn more about the vampires where Elena is from, when she's ready to talk about it.
"Thanks," he says with a smile. She's very flirtatious and it's sweet. Malcolm isn't unreceptive either. "I'd like to keep getting to know you... but I need to move kind of slowly if that's okay."
Relationships haven't always been great for him. They're hard for someone with his kind of background. Sex would be easy, but it's clear that Elena wants more than that.