"That sounds reasonable. I trust you not to rip me a new one." He chuckles softly, but he knows it's a serious offer, and he's willing to accept in the spirit it's given.

"Wrong? I don't know. It's understandable. I'm terrified every day that I'll do something to make Maxim hate me, or some wild apocalypse will threaten my world...when you've been down for a long time, it's easy to be expecting the other shoe to drop."