He stood up and slowly put up the instrument back onto the rack, putting away his phone as well.
He turned back to her, sensing his own rudeness, and then awkwardly offered his hand to shake. He had never really been good around beautiful women, before or after the instinctive attention to scent and veins. And a very keen interest of not letting her know about it.
"I will, as long as it's alright with you," he said, returning her warm smile. She was very interesting, and he found her voice particularly captivating. He wanted to hear her sing, and to know more about mermaids. "Cities at night are some of the most beautiful human accomplishments, and there's music everywhere."