[being watched isn't good. Being watched suggests experiments, needles, serums that change your very genes--]

Food? How can you think about food?

[that means the situation isn't quite so dire, though. He's in good spirits, so maybe he's figuring it out. Maybe he already has and is just not telling her because he thinks it's funny. As annoying as that can be, it helps her relax a bit.

[looking at her communicator] Well, we've got most of the day to go. Did you fill out your paperwork, or were you waiting for me to hold your hand through it?