[ "extremely thoughtful", Sansons says, and Bardo does lean in to gauge the serious-minded 'young' man's mood. that's a generous thing to say to a guy who showed up unannounced to dump a box of sweets in someone's hands, after all. ]

Hm? I thought humans like you would know about today, but I guess I was wrong.

[ roundabout, as usual. ] Something about returning favors? Ring a bell?