The tea placed by his hand is a mild surprise though not a wholly unwelcome one. He regards Greta with a faintly perplexed air but does not question the decision on her part, simply lifts the cup and takes a soothing pull of the liquid that is surprisingly successful in sharpening his sensory perception appreciably.

Asadi appears to be equally grateful for the substance and its beneficial properties, but her trepidation is obvious, even to his limited understanding of minor kinesic cues.

"I suspect we will not be able to begin immediately," he says, fingers curling more securely around the cup and its bracing warmth. "There are a number of concepts with which I will doubtless have to familiarize myself." His understanding of neuroanatomy is most likely woefully inadequate in comparison to what will be required.