[Aaand that ironically plays right into Jude's lack of friends around his own age, too busy nerding burying himself in books over having a normal teenager life honing his social skills. Not that he's entirely graceless, but this sort of thing happens to him more often than he cares to admit. At least this time isn't like with Zelda, when he accidentally got her to mix two teas together to drink when he meant to offer both as separate options...]

I can picture that! You did mention you were a professor back in your world. ...Oh, but I'm getting sidetracked. Do you have other plans here today? I was thinking of doing some cleaning, then go over what we could do with the upper floors. [They have plenty of space here, and they could probably do better than just furnish it into more patients' bedrooms?]