Ted smiles with mild amusement at the choice of adjective. Not 'nice' enough or anything like that. No, they just have to be not boring. "Yeah, I agree," he answers softly. "We were curious whether you and Roy were just going to stare at each other."

He picks up the remote to start flicking through channels to find something interesting to watch. Maybe something just boring or slow enough that Joan will feel comfortable falling asleep to it.