"Only for a short time, usually I make it more permanent," he says that like she should be grateful that he didn't destroy her life forever or something.

That's sort of like admitting guilt without actually doing it, right? Still, the gun is starting to annoy him, so he carefully pulls out a vial from his pocket. He turns it idly between his fingers, an agile movement he usually saves for his cards.

"Again, I'd put the gun away, let's keep this civil, hmm?"

Don't make him kill you, Chloe, you're one of the few people he's met he doesn't completely loathe.