[He was about to protest - he'd shown up, he'd make his presence intrusively obvious, what else could he have said? - but didn't because the conversation was taking a turn for the interesting. And...the strange.]
Because he's in Level Zero, and I don't want him too comfortable. [On any other day he might have said this with a smile showing off a little more of his true character, but it is clear that no matter how pleased he is to be in familiar company, the subject angers him.]
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How is it that he cannot feed himself?
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