He looked from Alyssa to the vending machine and then back to the animatedly talking blond whose name he still couldn't remember. She didn't let any information slip, so he was pretty much on his own here.
"Excuse me," he briefly interjected when he reached past her, letting the machine take his two dollars and spit out a raspberry iced tea Snapple with such force that Karl decided that maybe the machine didn't like blonds this close to them either.
The girl continued to twitter about how Paris wasn't all about that hype and something really not about the mission. Karl just nodded and looked at Alyssa again, mentally willing her to hurry up so they can go.
"So, I guess me and Mike are back for the long term, at least for now! We should catch up, it's been a while! Are you free tonight?"
The machine buzzed angrily behind the woman before Karl had to place a hand on its side to silence it. Bad thing was, that it looked like he was leaning over her.
"I'm actually planning for a late night in the office tonight, to prepare for our next assignment. Maybe another time."