Nel kept her eye on Tyki's cigarette, and lighter. She'd had to enforce the no smoking rule already, and didn't want to have to upset Tyki by enforcing it with him, too. Although so far, people had been quite good about doing as they were asked and refraining from smoking in the kitchen.

She knew when Hojo had passed through, because Hojo was just ignorant like that, but so far, his wanderings aside, the kitchen had been free of the scent of second hand tobacco.

"I hope you're taking that outside?" she asked, her voice lilting and playful, even though she meant it. Tyki probably didn't need a hard reminder.