"Until Halloween?" He had the idea, right after he asked, that he probably didn't want to know. Then again, it couldn't hurt to be prepared for the idea. If he was going to stick around. Which, from what his other self said, he probably would, anyway.
He gave her a thankful little smile and nodded, shoulders shrugging as they started walking off down the hall. "Sorry. I can pay, I just eat a lot like this. Metabolism or something," Ax had tried to explain it to him once. But, like a lot of what the alien said, something was lost in the translation. Or he just hadn't been paying attention. There was another swift sense of melancholy at that, which he shook off.
"What do you- I mean... work, like a case? Or just.." He had a general idea of how the place was run- somewhat thanks to his newfound memories, but mostly due to his comic knowledge.