"No kidding!" She gives him a big grin, and a very light punch to the shoulder. "Dude, this is amazing. You set this up in what, a day or two? Talk about crisis management!"

Doreen notices that finely-excecuted conversational dodge, but what the hell, it's been a long day, she'll let him have it. If David does feel like opening up later, they can talk it out over a bag of potato chips or something.

"Seriously though, anything I can help out with? I came to town thinking we might have to punch a robot or something, and that was not the case, but I can still help out with regular stuff."