Mary smiled, trying to show, rather than tell, that it was ok. "Hey, that's not your fault. They make the counters too high...for me." Mary added. "I just hope I didn't upset you or anything. It's my first day out in a long while and, well...I'm not aware sometimes that my jokes aren't that funny." She used to have writers, damnit.

"You didn't bother me. Far from it. There are many people in this world who bug me, but you're not one of them. It's refreshing."