[ she'll likely ask about that blindfold later! but for now, she's more concerned with giving him something to be dry with. ]

Not really. But I made a promise to my friends that I would do the shopping today, and I didn't want to let them down!

[ nothing about that was a lie, so her hiccup-tell doesn't give her away. she's getting better at wording to avoid it. to prove herself, she lifts her arm not carrying the umbrella - it has a few woven grocery bags hanging around it.

she hasn't retracted her offer, and continues to hold out the umbrella out to him. ]

You can keep your tea dry with this, too.