"Has it? Splendid, then. Your reading has been one of the day's more positive ones," Jason answers with a small shrug.

"Which is more pleasant to deliver than the alternative." Not that he particularly cares about 'pleasant', but... easier. Easier has its appeals.

He considers the glass of whiskey Glitch drinks from with faint, casual jealousy. Once his guest leaves, perhaps. He settles back in his armchair, hands dangling over the armrests.

"You've been here longer than anyone I've yet talked to."