Did you want water, or is it just a happy consequence of not getting a drink made wrong or poured all over you?

[Is it a 'reward' for partaking in the nonsense that is chattering with the bartender? Hm...]

See, he seems like a tin can with just as canned answers, but...the story he tells, with the rest of what we can see around here? He's not just a robot, I think. But that implies a lot of things that don't paint a pretty picture.