Tim was pensive for a couple of minutes, turning over what Raylan said against his own gut instincts.

"Calm before the storm," he said in a soft voice. He briefly considered pointing out that at this point in his life, with everything he had been through, Raylan tended to associate anything positive with an incoming punishment. It was little wonder, given the nature of his relationships, even his work life recently. But after consideration he decided it wasn't worth their time to point out something they both already took into account.

Instead he sucked a tooth and then sighed with a shake of his head.

"I ain't getting that from the fresh food," he said with the sort of directness he would use if he and Raylan were batting around a bit of evidence for a case. "I'm thinking either lulling us into a false sense to get our guard down. And/or, giving us a positive light at the end of the tunnel, getting our hopes up so the next incoming traumatic event is that much more demoralizing."

He'd seen both routes of psychological warfare in the Sandbox; used by both sides of the war.