"Right." She didn't sip her tea. This was getting depressing, it was time to switch the topic. She could look over the rest of the guide later, and had plenty of time to make mushrooms if the situation called for it. Right now she had company, and he was as new as she was, and she wouldn't be responsible for dragging him down.

Molly flicked her gaze around the bar. "I wonder how long some of these people have been here."

...on the plus side, it's a natural enough topic switch to be believable.