I didn't have to, but well, you asked, and things can hardly be kept a secret between us with what we have, right?

[That's just how it is. It's annoying, but at this point, Nathan would just like to have some things out there before someone can dig them out for themselves. He'll be in control of what others will find out. He's not going to let his brain do it for him, thank you very much.]

[His smile creases upward at the feeling he gets from the other man, which, honestly, surprises him. For a moment, it makes him want to forget the argument they've had before, when they had started off so badly on the wrong foot.]

Oh? [He says, smile opening up into a grin.] Good to know there's a human being under all that order.

[A pause.] Anyways...thanks. There's nothing to get upset about, though. It's done. I'm here, I'm alive, and I have bigger fish to fry. No worries.