"Hey, you're still doing better than me; I thought I put on bunny slippers this morning," Matt teases her with a knowing little smile. "And a scotch would be great, thank you. Just a little water, and no making fun of how I take my drinks." She's English, or at least sounds it, so maybe she'll get the preference; he's had enough of philistines telling him he's ruining good liquor.

"I was about to ask what part of England you're from, and then I remembered you might not even be from Earth," he says with a soft laugh.