"So, why exactly do you need to stay at my place?"

"If I may," Kai began to elaborate as Ben's car approached the street where he lived, "let me try and give you the long answer."

According to her, a meth dealer had escaped from prison about a week or two ago.

The cops went looking for him, and they found a Mexican guy, having a smoke break outside of the convenience store where he worked, who they suspected was working with the dealer.

They started questioning the man, but due to some kind of misunderstanding, the situation escalated and ended with the cops shooting and killing the guy turned out to be innocent.

The cops tried covering it up, and ultimately didn't get charged with killing an unarmed - and ultimately innocent - civilian.

While protests of the police killing were peaceful at first, riots began when some lunatic from out of state shot two off-duty cops.

Eventually, the situation became so bad that the governor declared a state of emergency.

Because of that, she can't fly back to New Mexico for a while, which is why she asked Ben to do her a favor and let her stay at his place in the meantime.

"Look, Indy, you know I live alone. Aside from the fact that we've been close for some time, what reason would you have to settle for my place?"

"I settled for you, didn't I?"

Ben inwardly swore at himself for figuratively walking right into that one.

He would often ask her why she would want to settle with him, and she'd always give a different smart-ass answer every time, presumably as another way of messing with him.

"I'm kidding," assured Kai as he neared his apartment.

"Granted, your place isn't exactly on par with Versailles, but as long as it's got running water, Wi-Fi, and a working thermostat, it's fine by me. Also, I kinda feel bad for you having to live alone."

"I appreciate your concern," he parked the car.

"But in all honesty, if it's alright with you, I can live without it."

"Oh, I forgot," she remarked as she unbuckled her seat belt and stepped out of the car. "You wouldn't take anything from anybody, would you?"

"What's that supposed to mean?"

She abstained from answering, but instead simply got out of the car and approached the entrance to Ben's place.

He rolled his eyes as he reached to unbuckle his seat belt.