Oh wow, hey, there he is. Looks like he took the advice.

"Thanks." Daniel accepts the coffee, immediately removing the paper lid and sniffing experimentally at the far-too-hot liquid that promises to be of predictably awful quality, then shrugs and takes an unreasonably large gulp anyway. If it burns on the way down, he doesn't seem to care. His nerves instantly start to settle.

"Got us a double," he says apologetically as he hands Nick a room key and starts for the row of motel rooms. "Coulda gotten two singles but that pricing was atrocious. Hope that's all right."