[Cooper recognizes the other man quite quickly, and looks pleasantly surprised to see him. Mostly because he's seen him before. There's always a comfort in that.]

Yep, it appears so. So I take it you managed to escape the wrath of those birds in the end? [He smiles, not unkindly, but then looks a bit what-no regarding the comment on the coffee.]

I really hope they do have some alternatives to water, somewhere.