[ ah. this is a sore subject for him straight out of the gate, the whole 'being monitored' thing. so he frowns into his custard mixture for just a second. ]

That'll be difficult. Not everyone will have the patience for an alternate form of communication.

[ he almost burns his hand checking the heat of the pot, because he's still as cold as a ghost; thank god he can pokerface with the best of them. ] But if they're monitoring us, the best course of action to take, for now, is to be as mundane as possible.