Hiro frowns, waving a hand vaguely at the still-somewhat-messy kitchen. "It's clean! I mean, it's making significant steps in that direction, at least." Then, with a sage nod, speaking as if the cleanliness of the Danger Zone is entirely out of his hands "I think we shouldn't push it too hard, to best show our support."

The fact that this part of the conversation is giving her pause is actually pretty comforting. If Hiro feels awkward, and Sam feels awkward, they're on the same page. Plus, her answer makes sense, and Hiro almost feels like he should let her off the hook -- "Well, I sort of guessed Dirge was exaggerating. But I get it. Sort of. You're not all fairy-tale-villain, you're more comic-book-superhero, yeah?"