[She gives him a sidelong glance, because yeah that was a not-great thing to say, but at least he realizes it was a faux-pas before she had a chance to get utterly disturbed.] Nice save.
I guess it must be weird, having to negotiate with your food before you can eat it.
[She starts wrapping one of her long strips of cloth around her bicep, because that's what they do before drawing blood. She's winging it totally.]