[Well. She’s right about that, at least.

Henry has a mind to leave it at that, to stop arguing the point and let her wallow in her espresso-less life alone. But she offers a somewhat huffy apology, and that’s enough to leave him planted here for a little longer.]

“Perpetrators?” Someone’s broken the machine on purpose? That’s [funny, in a mean way] strange.

What’s your occupation that makes you wake up so early? I used to have one of those, too, and plain coffee was good enough for me.