She wants to laugh. It puts her in mind of Savitskaya's questioning, years ago. You fly in-system after a rocky outward transition and there's a signal light in the distance, you do what?

Now, as then, Tayrey's answer is immediate.

'Decline it. Calmly and politely, with the explanation that gifts are not allowable in my culture, and an assurance that my house is warm and they needn't worry.'