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Walking along store fronts Lewis was stopped at a window. Hats. Of course. He took off his vintage Trilby held it next to the display in the window comparing it to the mannequin. He had a type and it had to be just right. He was in the market for new hats, especially since this one was a memento. He couldn't continue to take it anywhere and risk it. He was careful to not ruin it aside from the normal wear from the previous owner. He smirked putting it back on nothing calling out from that particular window. Shoving his hands in his pockets glancing around looking for another shop more his style

He strode around awhile longer wondering when the next outing would be or if he should go see Vinny. Perhaps go out cause some trouble with Zeno. He had been lately consumed by some hole in the wall gambling dens. His luck was always good and he knew when to quit. He couldn't go to the same place too often however, they would eventually ask him to go, convinced he was pulling some tricks, which maybe he was but also it was easy to read others. Sometimes they tried refusing to let him cash out, that never ended well, for them. Word got around and most would just cut him off and let him get his winnings if he left nicely. He didn't really want to cause trouble, he was just a natural and deserved his dues.

He passed all the places he meant to before thinking he should go into the first place this time and see what else they had. The display may have been disappointing but there could be something worth going in for. He just didn't like wasting time entering every place just in the hopes of finding what he needed. Leisure shopping wasn't one of his strong suits. Scanning around not really taking note of anyone else he paused at the bench. Well hello He thought as he casually made his way over to the girl seemingly lost in thought surrounded by bags. "Mind if I sit here?"

Lewis tipped his hat in thanks and took a seat. He looked her over and gave a friendly grin. “You got it, Lewis Milliner.” Out of all the Giovanni very few stuck out to him, she happened to be one of those few. He generally would remember names but sometimes mixed the who it belonged too unless he knew them outside of functions. "Adeli, been awhile." He wasn't sure which family event they were introduced, but he had also seen her around since.

"What had little ol' you out here looking glum?" He had noticed something was on her mind and wasn't one to be very subtle and would just speak his thoughts. Which he paused and realized maybe she didn't want to talk about it and possibly hoped no one noticed, plus they weren't exactly close either. "Ah, you know what, forget I asked. Sorry." He sighed, feeling slightly foolish quickly attempting to change the subject. “Shopping?” He nodded towards her bags, “Me too, though not doing so hot.” He raised his empty hands.

He pondered on her words. “I think those things are just as important, for one, cooking not everyone does it, and not everyone is good at it. I for one love food, especially homemade. Second, shopping, another hit or miss on others, I don’t have a knack and I am quite particular.” Thinking about his task at hand. Just it was hard to find something you had a vision for, and not finding what you had in mind. Her worries didn’t seem silly or anything, he understood, it was a huge clan, and everyone seemed to have their part, not everything needed to so grand.

He laughed at her question about his reason out here, he waved his hat. “More hats,” readjusting his own. “This one is special, so I just needed a few others for different occasions to keep this one around longer. I can’t have it getting ruined.” No need to expand on the why, sometimes being in places that may be distasteful. “See, I am just on a little errand, nothing really important about.” Trying to give her support in her own trials, sharing his menial task. He smiled at her reassuringly.

“I’ll surely find you and take you up on that, nothing better than a meal prepared by such a pretty lass.” Lewis had brief passings with a lot of the families, though left to do his work on his own there wasn’t many he really knew, but he at least knew of them, and more necessary to know the upper members, he delt with a lot of the money dealings, raking in as much as possible and investing quite smartly for the family. He had seen the siblings though he didn’t much want to get involved, they were… a bit much for him.

Lewis took off his hat looking it over, adjusting the brim. “If you want to help, I would love it. I am looking for something much the same and another for more leisure outings but of what style I am not sure, just something when I don’t have to snazzy up, but the lack of one even then gets to me.”

Lewis didn’t mind the bags, and really looked forward to the later that seemed promised. He would go see her, and check out her cooking as well. “I can help with some of the bags, let me carry half of them for you, easier split in two.”

He put his hat back on, straightened up and stood. Offering a hand out to her, “Ready?” He went ahead after she was up to pick a few of her bags. He really didn’t mind and now that he didn’t have to do this personal errand alone he was in better spirits as well. In the end he offered the crook of his arm for her to hold. “I can show you where I first looked and then go from there?”