"Oh, I only believe about one in three, promise. But apparently you impressed the old reprobate, somehow. I'll definitely tell him hi for you."

He watched David play with the glass too, wondering how to phrase the next, and finally opted to just blurt it out.

"You could always go visit yourself, y'know. There's no reason here not to." It wasn't a censure, merely an observation. "I'd even go with you, if you wanted."