"Oooh-kaaaay," she says, drawing the word out slowly as she parses how to deal with this.

An apology probably couldn't hurt, all things considered. She doesn't expect Della to trust her much, but if she can at least reach basic civility and get her to accept that she doesn't have anything evil planned, that's enough.

"Well, like I said...I quit F.O.W.L. They took it poorly. And...I'm sorry. For the trouble I caused while working with them."