Re: Books!
"I can drink sentient coffee if it's made with decent beans. I'm pretty sure yours has turpentine mixed in it somewhere. Now then! Let us see if we can find where the grinder is at. And maybe we'll get fancy and put cinnamon or so-co in it." Cinnamon for him, whiskey for Maria, of course.
On the way he winked at Maria. "Poor guy is more anxious when he's off the clock then not. He's worse than you, I think." All good natured teasing.