"Would you like some tea?" There's an electric kettle sitting on a filing cabinet next to the door that leads to her half-bath. She moves over to the cabinet, pulling a few mugs and teabags from the top drawer, and taps the button to start the water heating. Whether Dancy agrees or not, she would like some tea.

"And-- let's see. I believe we were at, 'did you get dominion over the fourth part of the Earth,' before we agreed to a continuance?"