"Liar," he says, with no little affection. "Your curiosity is never idle."

He shrugs again, settling back against the back of the couch, incidentally a little closer to Obadiah. (Genuinely incidental. He is taking no particular care either way.)

"I am happy when Tony is happy. I am happy when something captures my attention. Which," he adds, "is part of why I like pain. It is very compelling that way."