Mmmh. [Blushing lightly, he holds a hand to his chest as he smiles to himself.] I'd really like that. But I also think that it's for the best if I don't put too big expectations on them when doing so wouldn't be fair.

[His shadows are plenty enough that they tried to come out and eat him whole before. Maybe it's because he has never really tried to feel any regret over what he has done or tried to return to being the person he was before Don Thousand had mindwashed him. There's just so much blood on his hands now that trying to wash it off would be nothing but a joke.]

Your name is Athena Cykes, right? You're the one who invited us all here.