"Nah, I went in. Just with really good ear plugs. They had great stage presence, and I've heard the music's great. Shame about the murder thing." Gerry shrugs it off.

A beat or two as he watches her frilly clothes sink into the tiny abyss they created.

"I miss modern music. The bands here are good, but I was a metalhead back home. Nothing here quite compares. Y'like music much?"

Small talk, but maybe it'll help untangle some of this tension between them.