Inviting a potential enemy to dine? Make them comfortable by offering a Death Ray! It's in all the best Sparky Ettiquette books.

Another lovely detail was the one about Dimo knitting decorative socks, I really hope we get to see some of these in the comics! Maybe he'll make a pair for Agatha, I seem to recollect that her spiffy white and red pair got torn up or lost somehow.