...This would be a surprisingly accurate assessment of things. Gary, typically oblivious, cackles briefly like he just told a terrible dirty joke and shoves his hands in his pockets, forcing himself to recover.

"On me?" He's already trotting ahead towards the lobby bar, which he's sure will have something vaguely coffee-related there (and if not, they'll have something even more exciting for him to get his hands on). "I didn't spend nearly enough money on you last time. Let me fix that!"

Because he's already had his interview with China and that's apparently how this works, according to her. Gary is totally fine with bribes.