[ sam nods, even if its accompanied by a wink. ] It is the effort that counts, yeah. But sometimes you also want some good food. You know where to find me, from here on out.

[ but it is endearing to him, in a lot of ways. to know that istredd is the type to do that for someone he loves, no matter the actual product that's being talked about. it's a good tick in sam's book, as far as his opinion is istredd is concerned.

he nods when istredd mentions his fellow researchers. ] Back in the Cities I usually can bring the food to the Universities and labs. Here it's a little harder, so if you can get your buddies up here, I'll happily spread the love. Even if it's quick, food always helps.

[ the question has sam...well, he doesn't laugh exactly, but there's a kind of tired chuckle - one that istredd probably recognizes as that's a hell of a question. ]

It's going. A lot of us have been focused on some of the more local issues. What about y’all in Thorne?