Has anybody ever looked so skeptically at a cup of cocoa? But she was smart enough to present the situation to him with logic rather than ... sentimentality. For which there had already been a good deal. Despite the discomfort, it's couched in terms that align with...well, why he came here.

"For the sake of observation, then," he relents.

Until he decides he's seen enough.

After a moment he accepts the mug.