[It's a monumental effort, but Jay manages not to chuckle. But he can't seem to keep a smile, slow and sly, off of his face. He does make every effort to be heard when he's not working outside of the places he calls home: in Kalos, he's become quite fond of a pair of jingling charm bracelets. Which is exactly why he doesn't want to break them or lose them, so they've been put away this afternoon for safekeeping. He's even been very good about warning Miriam about his comings and goings today. This is the first time he's intentionally snuck up on her. Not that he. Seems sorry about it, even a little bit...]

Oh, I don't know... unpacking has been going fairly smoothly. [He pulls his his hands out of his pockets and begins the process of unfastening his hairpins and dismantling his bun; looks like the feeling of loose hair is getting to him.] Well, there is one thing. We've been at this for a while, but I can't convince Miriam to sit down. Would you mind hanging around and distracting her for a little while? [Sweetly:] It'd be rude to work in front of a guest, don't you think?