If he's going to start collecting Veritys, he'd better stock up on the ice cream and wine. Just in case the inevitable happens. Or to nurse himself through the philosophical debate on the nature of truth and how many seemingly mutually exclusive things can be true at the same time.

Affection is something that was too long missing from both their lives. Maybe they should have sought more of it from one another... but what would what's-her-name have thought? The smile from the gentle touch turns into a snicker at the pun. (If anyone was wondering where she got them, now they know where to file the complaints.) "Good one. Careful, if people around here start thinking you're funny, you might start making friends."