No kiddin'. I already tried some o' the food here-- Christ, everybody's dyin' to feed me, I never been so popular in me life. I met some o' your friends already, too. Vanadi?

[A beat. There's a false sort of cheer to this, too upbeat and too easy-- but he remembers how to tease, how to fall into a rapport with someone. And it's easier than thinking of the dark stuff, easier than dwelling on what he remembers. Better to enjoy the moment.

So, mockingly sternly:]

I don't gotta give you a talk on how to act round boys, do I?