[ It takes a second for it to actually register that it's a joke. He furrows his brow, then— ] Haha. Right. 'Excuse me'. Didn't recognize it as a joke at first.

[ Rhys doesn't see him as the jokey sort, really, not based off of this conversation, but hey. He won't turn down a little bit of dry humor. It's better than no humor at all, and as long as it isn't laughing at him, he's cool with it. ]

Ooh, the Darkling, so mysterious. I like the article at the front, you know, like you're not just a Darkling, you're the Darkling. [ Is that a sort of douchey response? He can't even tell. ] Anyway. Um, the Darkling, if that's all, I'm gonna go? Got lots of recon to do, you know. I'll let you know if I need you? I'll say "the sparrow flies at midnight" or... something.