[His expression was unimpressed, but he pulled the door open a little further. Okay, maybe the gratitude wasn't as bad as he feared. It wasn't too weird so long as they bickered. And Hermann liked the parka, right? Of course he liked the parka. It was fairly close to his back home.]

Please. I'm in your head. By comparison your closet is far less sacred grounds. But, what, want in mine to make it even?