[It's not quiet but he wants to be near in case children come looking for food; and they can take their lunch break, too. Ben has discovered over the course of being on board the Barge that actually, conversations held at a reasonable volume in a public space are much more likely to be completely ignored than those sequestered off into an out of the way corner.
Either of their rooms are off limits for this specific moment, due to previously mentioned reasons. Ben doesn't let go of her hand, but leads the way to the doors, out into the part of his shared territory with tables and chairs.]
[ Kitchen Spam ]
[It's not quiet but he wants to be near in case children come looking for food; and they can take their lunch break, too. Ben has discovered over the course of being on board the Barge that actually, conversations held at a reasonable volume in a public space are much more likely to be completely ignored than those sequestered off into an out of the way corner.
Either of their rooms are off limits for this specific moment, due to previously mentioned reasons. Ben doesn't let go of her hand, but leads the way to the doors, out into the part of his shared territory with tables and chairs.]