Even as Kevin moves to retreat again, Lacie can't help but burst out laughing at the ridiculous exchange. Suddenly, she hopes they can persuade the younger Kevin to stay more than the night. If she can get more deadpan comedy out of them, she's willing to lobby for it.

"Go to the stairway and look up!" she calls after him. "Then you can meet Asshole Bob!"

Perhaps they can tell the story of how Asshole Bob got his hat--or, rather, what happened to the man who'd owned it, first. This thought puts a small, faintly demented smile on her lips straight through to setting the table.