Oh, no, I understand. Brown paper bag, behind closed doors, not another soul in the world knows about it. I've done shady deals before, Ange.

[she says it so casually, with the tone of "yeah, the time knife, we've all seen it", but she truly does mean every word.]

Is your birthday a secret, though? I want to know how much time I have to prepare. 'Cause if I'm getting you something like that, I wanna put some real thought into it. [she thinks about some of the other presents she's gotten people recently and tries not to think too hard about, well, the times when she wasn't able to think about presents. she's still talking quietly, protecting the sanctity of this conversation.] It might involve me doing some independent research on which ones are the best to kiss a girl during.