[Oh. Well then. It's far worse than he thought. A thing he won't admit about this Phoenix person and he's fallen victim to some greedy woman's scheming. Disgusting.]

Mmm no it makes sense. I mean you don't know what the situation is so why would you... [An awkward shrug, hand twisting in his curls for a moment as thought there's any chance of taming them.] I figure nothing else makes sense so-

[So fall back on what's familiar. Flirting and tempting and yeah, sure, maybe it's a little manipulative but it gives him some sense of purpose, some feeling like he's accomplishing something. Like maybe he's important.

What a joke.]