He squeezes again, but there's a faint smile in his voice when he says, "Thank you, boo."

He takes another sip and ruminates quietly for a minute. "First of all," he rasps. "I would like to request a bucket please, o benevolent DD. Second, can I get a sitrep on..." He pauses briefly, to swallow thickly. "On the last, like. Whole week?"