Sweet music to his ears right there. It was hell on the headache, but at least it was something he knew and didn't have to figure out. Coffee was simple, drinking it was simple, and it gave him the feeling that things might be all right again.

"If there's any cream? But if not, black is fine." Watches her with even more interest now because coffee, but also for the other parts. "Oh... so I'm not going to be getting a book, that's something that you brought from home?"

Not disappointed, just curious. "So it was easier to ascend a level because you've been dealing with things like that back home? That makes sense. Kind of like muscle memory and all that."