Quite impressed with her outside view, Jess took a moment to look around. It was intricate and well thought out and he was grateful for the effort. Staring at the same four walls for an extended amount of time was not good for one's sanity. The addition of the fire did not go unnoticed either and he eyed her carefully, but she had already moved on.

"Ahh, bless her." Jess was not one to turn away cookies. "Wine would have been fine." He chuckled again. It certainly couldn't interfere with the pain potions too badly. He wasn't even taking that many today. Jess had a fairly high pain tolerance and he was doing alright without them as long as he didn't move too much.

Investigating her spread, he wished he could lean forward and take a closer look, but it was still out of the question. "The expectations were very low and I appreciate the effort." He assured her with a wide smile. "Like I said, we don't typically do much for birthdays." He did like cake though. "How was your day?"