[It's a very cozy-lookin' hat! He can understand her fondness, in part. He'd be fond if he had a cozy hat too, dang.]

Haha, well, things haven't been quite as bad as they could probably get! Though it does seem like the people that end up here don't usually have a good track record with luck, as I mentioned.

[He says this with a grin though, and his tone is light with amusement. Sometimes your luck is bad and you just gotta roll with it... Find the humor where you can!! Anyway, more importantly:]

How do you take your spice?