HARRY HOOK + MAL
"Fair enough," she replied, mouth still full of burger. Though she had tried to learn manners in Auradon for the sake of Ben and not completely embarrassing him at important events, there were times when they were forgotten and she reverted back to her old ways. The fact that they weren't in Auradon in the first place only served to add to her inability to truly be a prim and proper young lady. Besides, it was just Harry. It wasn't like he would care or judge her for her lack of manners.
After taking another sip of her soda, Mal shrugged as she peeled back more of the wrapper on the burger. "You seemed fine and content here all by yourself. So, naturally I had to come and ruin that for you," she said with a little smirk, glancing up at him. She wasn't about to tell him that she actually cared about him and how he was doing, wanted to make sure that he was all right. They were allies now, after all and he had helped to save Auradon. Besides that, they were the only two of their kind here. They could try to explain to others what their lives had been like but only they truly knew. It was a strange kind of bond they had whether either of them liked it or not. Actually coming out and saying all that, though? She wasn't quite there yet.
Taking another bite of her burger, she looked over at him and watched while chewing as he rubbed his nails against his pants. Noticing the polish on his nails, she wiped her mouth with the back of her hand and began, "You know, I could --" but quickly stopped when he did, brow furrowing. She wondered what was going through his head - something she admittedly had done before, as well. Had this been just about anyone else, she wouldn't have hesitated asking, showing real worry for them; but this was Harry. Though she felt all those things, those urges to comfort him and have something resembling a heart to heart, she knew better than to try right now. It might only serve to push him away more.
Instead, she looked down at her burger and feigned uncaring, playing with the wrapper idly. Deciding on simply asking, "You okay?"