He blinked at her for a moment, then followed the direction of her motion, nodded, and finally passed her the carton with the same subconscious focused attention as all of the other things that he did.

"Yes. There are a lot of things to get started on."

He hovered for another moment, then settled against the counter, in a pose that was almost identical to how he had been before she'd retreated. It was convenient and well placed, from his point of view.