Aleksei wasn't used to people being so... open with their thoughts. Not in the way that it was intimate or nice, but she didn't seem to think all that much before she spoke. Maybe in an intellectual manner, but not in a friendly way. She just sort of said what she wanted to. He didn't mind, though. Because it was totally true.
"No, you're right. It was a thousand percent boring." He laughed. That was one of his biggest problems with that place. "It's why I like video games and computers so much. You know there was nothing to go do, ever. No where to hang out. No one to hang out with, either." They were a bunch of assholes, anyway. He didn't mean to admit he had no friends, but it was obvious, wasn't it? He clearly had not been a popular kid.
Aleksei certainly didn't mean to embarrass her about her food, but she took it in stride and he smiled. He would never let anyone go with food stuck in their teeth all day or something - that was the worst. He hated that, and thought it was better to mention it than to not.
It pleased him even more that she seemed to be enjoying what she was eating. She had picked the place, after all, but she was new. He wouldn't be surprised if she hadn't even actually been to this place yet. But he would have recommended it, anyway. It was a sort of knock-off Starbucks, but he liked it. It was good.
She sort of suddenly thanked him for taking her out, admitting that people hadn't been all that nice. Except she wasn't speaking all that nicely about them, so he wasn't sure if it was a mistake on their part, or hers. Probably just a misunderstanding or something. "No problem. I meant it - I do want to get to know you better." He said, smiling that silly, honest sort of grin he had. "And it's a shame no one else has been nice. I know what that's like."