[true, it does, and now that they've gotten past the unpleasantries—]

Is it truly that bad? If so, maybe it's better that I got mindprobed rather than you.

[he hooks his fingers into the handle of the mug, reaches his free hand out, uses his first two fingertips to flick rhys's bangs out of the way.] At least it seems like they went— er, well, not easy on you, but... y'know.