I'm sure this is one of those human interactions that I'll never truly understand. Usually I'm good at faking these, excellent at it actually, but this supposed time and space transportation has rather thrown me off my game.
"Well, that's always a noble effort," he kept with the pleasant smile. "Dehydration is a serious problem."
He took a sip of the tea. "And it's really very good."
The fact that she phrased her question so casually threw him for a moment before he recovered.
"Miami." There was a beat before he continued. "In 2008."