"Good answer," she agrees. Let's just let him think that's the problem. Maybe around here that really is the problem. "If you're not going to eat enough or sleep enough you should definitely worry about preservatives." This is more of her difficult American humor.

Even the simplest things together are so much better than being alone. This is true for both of them. And this time, once they're both sitting, she'll hold out her hand. It's a sort of asking.