[ sarcasm is unfortunately his default setting, even when he's not irritated... which he isn't, not quite, even with the weather being Totally Awesome. ]

The perks of being a spirit, huh? You don't have to worry about that stuff.

[ though he knows the downsides of being a spirit, too--and the way he says that sentence seems to imply as much. a shake of the head, and then: ]

But you know, instead of going right into the struggle of survival out here--most people just start off a conversation with "hello".