[ Just. A beat of silence while he takes that in, because it's definitely already pushing back against the comforting thing he was told. ]

Does it help at all if I say I told Luce and Venti to drop that whole routine unless they were really having fun with it.

[ Can't imagine it would. Pushes a hand through his hair. ]

I dunno, having to pick roleplay scenarios on the spot just seems weird and forced to me.