Thank you, [ she responds before glancing around and opting for the armchair — perhaps out of habit, choosing the one place where she'll sit on her own.

he misses her frown when he speaks of cocoa, still none the wiser for what it actually is, until he clarifies — ]

Chocolate? Oh, I know what that is! I've only tasted it twice, here, but I liked it. It was very sweet. [ she breathes a laugh. ] I'm sorry, it must be weird, that I know so little of what everyone else must consider to be normal knowledge.