[There is a long silence. Congratulations, you rendered her speechless.]

...Do tell me that was a jest. Or... or an attempt to distract me from the matter at hand. Aha! That's what it was, wasn't it?

[She doesn't wait for an answer.]

I'll not be so easily dissuaded, you know! I was trying to be sensitive, but since you think you can toy with me, the kid gloves are coming off! --Oh, but I do know it's not your fault, of course. It's merely the drugs. And I shall free you from their dark clutches with the power of righteousness!