[ Eyes narrow but her smile never fading, Yae's arms cross at the sight and sound of a familiar entity. She hums, seeing the entertainment value of seeing him here. Ah, Ei's puppet... ]

It's a theoretical question.

[ She shakes her head, not acting surprised to see him here. ]

But if you're not parched, why are you even standing here? These machines all contain nothing but interesting beverages.

[ The food and collectible ones were a few steps away, a bit too far for him to be speaking to her like this anyway. She wants to tease him about missing her - mom's ol' friend ]