Mercury and Ragwater

Listen, my car broke down and I just need a telephone. I'm sorry to do this, but I saw a light on in here. If I could just come in for a minute, I'd be out of your hair before you even noticed.

Hey, is that coffee still warm? I hate to impose, but we've been on the road for so long, and I'm running on the stuff anyway. Could I get a cuppa?

You could probably let the coffee cool down for a short while; fill yourself back up.
A coupon at Peg's says the wheels'll fix themselves once they can see you're doing all of the running.

The coffee's good, but all we've got is Styrofoam cups. Phone's on the wall by the bathroom. Make yourself at home.

Who's we?

Oh, nobody, sorry. Just being on a bus for a lot of the trip. Sort of find another family.

I know the feeling.

And here I've been scrounging change for all my coffee. I didn't know we had cups on the house.