[ a pause, and he seems to deflate just a little. he's been incredibly on guard this whole time, but he's just been very, very, very on edge about felix and the contract -- that they'd really only spoken about it over text had been an advantage. ]

Fair. It's just kind of what's on my mind.

[ he's gonna try and give sylvester some nice scritches because while the kitty is here he might as well distract himself a little, too. ]

When I get the chance to actually negotiate a contract, I'll keep all that in mind.