Whatever curiosity Reason had promptly recoiled, while Desire’s predictably sharpened. Looked like they were going to stay in their current configuration for a while longer, and Desire wasn’t complaining. More time up front for him, more time for ‘Aoba’ to think about what he was going to say to Declan overall.

“Fun and lucrative,” Desire confirmed he was paying attention. “Nice. I just might get nostalgic here.”