This will probably get tedious eventually, but for now, Scratch can play along with these little flirty touches and easy back and forth. Maybe later he'll go chop some wood at his cabin and imagine it's Doctor Casper Darling.

"The couple who had my place before me seemed like real outdoorsy types, so I have this." Scratch plucks at his heavy plaid jacket. "I can't say I like it, but it keeps the chill out. I get what you mean though, about the way it sits in your bones."

He toasts his coffee to Darling and takes a drink.

"I'm sorry your office sounds like shit honestly."