[Well, that's less awkward than it could be. Chocolate is a thing everyone can agree on, right? Sure, she's not smiling, but that's okay. He can totally be friendly enough for two.]

You've got excellent taste, Hope. My favorite color...hm. I mean, I'd say black, unless you're one of those people who likes to argue about how black is actually the absence of color, in which case wow do you hate fun and also red. What about you?

[Yesss, totally nailed it.]