Well, it'll serve her right if Iman hurls a cushion her way while she's trying to do the dishes or something - not that she'd really expect her friend to risk the safety of her crockery for an experiment's sake. Still, she'll probably have to be on her toes.

The suggested change of venue is a slight surprise, but it's more than welcome. Greta had been half-hoping to get Iman back to her flat at some point, anyway, and this means they can skip the middle bit. But even if she hadn't been harboring secret plans to feed up her friend, she could hardly refuse - not when Iman seems so much more comfortable with this new plan than she ever was with the original.

"That sounds perfect," she says, patting Iman's hand. "And you can try some of the bread that didn't fall apart."