Those weren't words he'd heard often, if at all, and for a moment it showed; there was a flicker of bemusement across his face before it passed, dropping in to a more neutral expression. "You might be disappointed- there's only so much to talk about," he noted, setting down that second mug on the table.

Only so much he could think of, at least. Well, there was the obvious, but...he was trying not to think about that, to be quite honest.