[There's just a faint little hint of a smile, there and gone in a beat, at her calling it even. She really doesn't seem like the sort of person who'd take the opportunity to cash in on a favor anyway, which makes the offer all the more amusing.

As for the question, his gaze briefly drifts out toward the street beyond their little alcove, still packed to the brim.]

Hm... I wouldn't say that I do not like them. But I prefer peaceful, quiet spaces, and I am not used to so many people in one place. When I wish to rest and be at ease, away from the noise, it's frustrating to be unable to leave it behind.

[The only time he's ever experienced crowds, it's been on stage in front of an audience where he didn't have to be physically near them...]

Why is it that you dislike them?