Well, she did ask.
about five seconds of silence before the somewhat tense well, if that's what you want.
I decided not to push it too much by explaining to her it wasn't exactly something I'd thought out beforehand and decided I wanted. Still, much mellower reaction than I'd feared. You'd think I'd learn to stop underestimating my mother.
I hate lethargy so I shall attack it with scales and repetitive motion studies. look out!