He laughs brightly, dropping his eyes a little because -- yes, he does recognise he's being a little ridiculous. Lily fuses closer into his space again and he lets her rest her paws on his knees, ruffles the fur down her chest.

"You don't need to bribe me," he says, "although you may need to bribe Lily to sit still. They don't serve dog food there."

That is okay! Lily can help eat froyo! Even if it is bad for her! She wags in oblivious delight at the attention, half looking around the rest of the room to make sure she isn't missing anything exciting.