[If Amos does ask him for it, he'll just slide the bowl along to him without further discussion. Once he might have complained that kind of behaviour was rude, but he's gotten so used to it from his partner back home that he hardly bats an eye even when others behave the same way. It's kind of endearing, not that he'll admit it about Amos of all people.

As for that stare Barnaby gets, he just meets it with a cool expression, apparently unruffled rather than unsettled; he can keep up a poker face for hours. When Amos finally speaks and breaks the tension, Barnaby reaches to sip his water as he considers his response.]

That's true. Then I suppose you should think about how you'd like Earth to be, so you know what you'll be fighting for when the time comes.