He laughed, glad for the easy banter, and relaxed a little in his seat, resting an arm over the back of the booth.

"I'm flexible," Eddie returned, smirking easily, and then a vaguely more serious look. "Escapism I can provide." After all, who knew more about the need for a little escapism than the resident freak of a small town highschool?

"Kinda sounds like this place pales a little in comparison to your home life as far as extraordinary," he guessed. No dragons, for starters.