"Something like that, yeah." He fidgeted with his breakfast for a moment more, then abandoned trying to stomach it entirely, setting down the fork and pushing his plate away. "I've got friends in Cicero that I haven't seen in a couple of months, and I'm on break from work for a little while, so ... I figured I'd stop in and see how they were doin'."

For the most part, that was the truth, save a few nasty details he didn't feel inclined to share with a total stranger, and he figured it'd be just enough information to keep her from prying deeper. Most people backed off if you threw them a bone now and then, regardless of how small said tidbit was.