"Been tryin', at least." He tried to reinforce the smile to not worry her. "I'm fine, promise. Just a little disoriented this morning, I guess."

He accepted a cup of coffee, drinking a bit of it before continuing. "You know, you can call me Max. 'Mr. Mayor' is a bit too formal when it's just us here." Sure, it's what people liked to call him when he was outside, but it was kinda weird to keep being called that by his closest acquaintance when nobody else was there.