Oh.

[ Oh. That's a first, isn't it? It's hardly been a secret that the vampire wants to see significantly less of him until now. Also. Possibly literally the first time anyone other than his grandmothers has said something nice about him in a long time, not including Damian's comments about value and rarity. ]

I'll- try, I suppose. Don't see why everyone in this fucking city seems to prefer when I slack off. But I'll try.

[ It's because you're less of a shitty person when you're slacking off, you turnip. ]