Something about that slothful response seemed to calm her down. Of course he was sleeping. Sure he was one of the smarter people down here but his motivation seemed very carefully regulated.

"I thought I heard a monster that needed dispatching to protect the pods. Turns out it was just snoring." She lied so easily she didn't even have to think about it. "But apparently you and Chocolat just can't seem to stop fussing with the pod room in the dead of night."