[She's amused.] Suppose there's worse things you could assume about the country I grew up in.

[Bela's opinion on the majority of Americans wasn't exactly high but a lot of them were easy to dupe and manipulate for a huge payout on her part. But she had a good opinion of Adam at least: he was smart and sarcastic, if a little damaged by what happened to him. Bela had to hope that he would heal from all of that, but it mightn't come to pass.]

Mm. That definitely helps.

[Above them and slightly to the left is mistletoe. Bela hasn't noticed it yet.]

I was going to go for a morning run. Just a quick one, not a marathon. Haven't decided what to do for the rest of the day. [It sounds like an open invitation for Adam to join her, but he wasn't under any obligation to do so.]