Alright, I'll counter that with a question of my own: why do I have to have a reason?
[You are the second person to ask him this, Mabel. It's really not THAT unthinkable, is it? He takes another sip of tea, clearly waiting on Mabel's counter-counter argument.]
action;
[You are the second person to ask him this, Mabel. It's really not THAT unthinkable, is it? He takes another sip of tea, clearly waiting on Mabel's counter-counter argument.]