[ peggy doesn't skimp on the sarcasm: ] Oh, how kind of you to say so.

[ she shakes her head -- a bit taken aback, perhaps, by the reminder of their last conversation. last conversation before the event, she tells herself. she feels older than she is thanks to nearly (nearly) every conversation held and every recognition sparked. ]

I'm afraid you might be in the minority with that opinion. And I -- I'm sorry, but, is there something I can grab for you?

[ she's not being helpful so much as feeling an itch of frustration just watching him grope for a tool he can't find. ]