Oh, you really don't have to worry about being uncouth with me. Sweet as that is for you to say.

[ Root sounds both perfectly sincere and a little cheeky, some of her typical irreverent personality coming through the weariness. But she means it; she doesn't think Richard needs to change his normal way of speaking, and she doesn't want any special consideration or catering to sensibilities. Hers or anyone else's. She really has no patience for that. ]

How have you been? Did you make it through the reset okay?

[ Proving she knows exactly how to model a normal coffee conversation, Root appears genuinely interested in the answer. ]