[Alex doesn't weekend least bit phased by Anders' puzzlement or denial.]

Ah, but every person should be treated with both decorum and respect unless the right to either has been lost. [There's that bright smile again, never seeming to slip.] You, dear Anders, have been acting with nothing but decorum and respect and 'lo, have earned it back in spades.

[He inclines his head, knowing he's laying it on thick but Qing no attempt to hide it.]