"Okay..." he nodded, considering what it was he actually wanted to ask. "I guess all of my questions can be really summed up under the single question of what the hell is going on?" he admitted. He didn't worry about cursing a little in front of a woman, she didn't seem like the sort that was about to get all offended about it on him.
He laughed a little at the idea of tea. "Gad, I'd rather something stronger than tea."