"I've never had one," he says, suspecting that what she's doing is redirecting what they were just talking about of her own accord, but not...not really certain enough to call it out as he sees it. That'd probably be pretty rude. Everyone has their vices.

Who's he to try and deny Mae hers?

For what it's worth, he doesn't seem terribly put off. He's known more violent people. Including people who have attempted to tie him up and interrogate him for information, people who have attempted to kill him, and...probably worse, now that he thinks of it.