Different times and places... Well that's difficult to take at face value but stranger things have been true before.

[ Said kettle is an easy enough find. She goes about attending to it with well practised motions. This at least resembles familiar ground but thankfully it has a more functional purpose and it's no ladies' afternoon tea. ]

[ It's a bit of a distracted motion but she waves off the concern that she thinks this person is a quack. ]

and not to worry. Despite never catching your name I get the feeling that I can trust that you have been diligent—you do seem the type to.