'Hardly notice' didn't matter much to David, as the knock had been token at best. He was opening the door and slipping in ever as his knuckles still made the sound.

Perhaps it was a bit of masochism, or hurt pride, that made David search out his replacement for a bit of hello.

Or maybe it was just to rattle the poor man. It was too bad, David has always wanted to be a nice man. Honorable was the closest he'd ever managed to get, and look where that had gotten him.