"I can do that." He'll leave out any caveats or explanations or excuses. Because that's all they'd be. John knows when Alfie is from. The fact that John can be more casual about something that's so far removed from his own time doesn't change what he knows about the other man. He'd warned him about the Blitz. It's something he should have been conscious of.

After a little while of rummaging and still not finding cups, John gives it up. They can just use the tins. He heads back over to where Alfie's sitting. "Are you planning on moving any the rest of the day?"