[ Ah... so he does notice. She was prepared to go along with humoring the eclipse thing she's heard out of her son, but when she hears that last part she smirks a little. Ah, ah. ]

I was exploring those subway tunnels. The journey's more for knowledge than to get home, but where I came out was more around here than around my place, that's all.

[ She pushes up her sunglasses, kicking her legs a little at her chair at the counter. If he knows, then she'll be more direct. ]

... there's nothing to apologize for. I'm not sure there's any more than two people who have it as bad as me. Even in the lighting of this shop, I'd get a migraine to sit here without them.