I do apologize for dragging you away from the others. [Not said: getting you out of bed/disturbing the rest that you clearly aren't taking anyway.] I'm terribly afraid I've made our little group sound something like a cult. One of these days, I'll get Lion's secret to not making our potential allies turn tail and run...

Ruin, Rei. Rei, Ruin. [Apparently!] He's quite interested in seeing Esme's ratings drop.