He could be lying to get more intel on the mission: anything that might've slipped through debriefing sessions, a tool that could be used against the people he's inquiring about. It's the kind of thing she'd do, given half a chance (if she hadn't been on this mission, that is).

But the flattery helps— and the idea that it might get him off her back does even more. Besides, she'd seen him setting up for movie night: there was a kind of earnesty to it, a sincerity even she'd find hard to maintain for a long period of time. If he's got an ulterior motive to this, it's probably secondary. Negligible.

Not to mention the fact that he'll owe her.

"All right." Said with a tired sigh, a nod that motions for him to follow her again as she takes to walking. "Who are your friends?"