"Thanks." A twitch at the corner of her mouth, and Anne just gives her coworker a rather fond look. "Better with criminals than with sappy occasions, aren't you?" she asks, not mocking, just sincere. "I'm the same way. I never know what to say in situations like this. I won't fault you for just making awkward small talk, but I also won't fault you if you'd rather talk about something else." A glance over the other guests of the festivities, and then a small smile back at him.