Very diligent of you, Ms. Poppell, [ with a proper affectation, if only halfway across the Atlantic in accent rather than full mimicry.

He raps the table with his fingers, then gestures to Ellis, voice clipping back to normal. ]

Any other personal questions we should cover off before we go carousing? Real question. I don't want anything getting gossiped back to HQ because your itch wasn't scratched.