Oh. Ohhhhh. I gotcha. That makes sense.

[ He cracks a huge smile and laughs. Teenage assassins might be a bit too fantasy for Vaikuntha, and for that he breathes a sigh of relief. ]

I've run into some crazy characters, so I just kinda... expect the worst.

[ He rolls his eyes, downplaying the entirety of his statement, and goes right back to shrugging off seriousness. ]

You uh... you got any good noir stories to share, gumshoe?