Oh extremely. I expect constant bribes to keep my mouth shut. [in truth he probably has less patience for teenage shenanigans than pal even, so he'll be quiet. lucky man.

he shifts his legs over pal's lap, happy to tangle them together, mug cakes or not. he tries not to have an absolutely ridiculous thought about it being like a wedding cake and nearly laughs at himself for being so... like this. happy, he guesses. maybe they should do a formula, bit or not.]

We should take tomorrow off, stay in. [he offers after a beat. shocking, not working for a whole day? who is this guy.] It's been a while, and it's been a busy month. It is good for our corruption levels to take breaks.

[uh huh.]