"There is no need to thank me, Marian." He grinned, blissfully skimming over her formalities and altering his expression to one of somewhat mock seriousness. "After all, you cannot help being so."

Mock seriousness turning to real seriousness, albeit a little an inebriated seriousness. "Now that I have been here, and seen the universe, I can only assure you that it is true."