Frankly, Esther kind of feels bad for him. Besides, she's trying to practice being kinder to people (including herself!) and since she's a touch hungry, she figures he might be as well.

"Again with the weird language," she says, actually amused for the first time in their conversation. "Yes. I write poetry and prose, and I'm working on my first novel."

She sounds very proud of that last part.

"Do you want to go someplace with alcohol? I could use a drink, honestly." It's partially because of his antics.