[ It is only 20% about hot chocolate and 30% about how easily he brought it to her. The other 50% stands pre-decided. But she can see he's uncomfortable even if her head throbs and she's trying not to think too hard, and she'll ease up on him. ]

I appreciate you going out of your way to do this for me. Really and truly, thank you.

[ He was choosing to waste his time on something as silly and inconvenient as taking a hungover doctor a mug of hot chocolate. That was a pretty good mark in his books, as far as most of the world went. ]

Now I'll ask again, a little more pointed. How have you been settling in?

[ She's sober and arguably in a much better mood now; she won't let him off so easily. ]