Well, I've never appeared all of a sudden in a totally different place with no idea how I got there before. It's a brave new world.

[ He won't be able to accuse her of being cautious for very long, though. At his suggestion, she adopts a thoughtful expression, bobbing her head in a nod before spinning around to rifle through the cabinets. ]

Not seeing anything here...I bet they wouldn't keep food lying around like that, though. It could get pretty buggy if they do. - Oh, [ Aerith pops up again to look back at him with an expression of having just remembered something, and says: ] be careful, 'cause the coffee's pretty hot. Just came out of the pot, and all.

[ Whether she said it because she noticed his dilemma or not, he'll never know; she turns away again to do a last check of the bottom cupboards, face hidden from view.

For a moment. Then, when he's had a hot second to recover, she appears again with a box. ]

I did find some cookies under there! They could be pretty stale, though... [ In a flash, she's produced one from the box: rectangular, nearly sparkling with sugar crystals, and very buttery-looking. ] Dare to try?