[ This time, he doesn't flinch even as that howl rends through the air. He knows better than to show such blatant weakness while looking Silco in the eye. ]

'Without powers,' huh. [ A slow cant of the head as he lets his gaze flickers from the mismatched glow of Silco's eyes, to his hands, then swiftly back. ] Sure, I get it. [ He lies, like a liar. ] Though I dunno if I really buy it that you're as defenseless as you say.

[ He wouldn't be at all surprised if Silco has some two or three nasty abilities up his sleeve that he's just been keeping hidden. Not that he's expecting to figure out the answer to that so easily, though, even if he'd love to know the full scope of Silco's abilities. (As a failsafe. So he better knows how to gank the fucker like he deserves.

So for now, he settles for rummaging through his pockets for a cigarette like always, parking it between his lips to feign his usual brand of teenage apathy as he mutters, ]

What even is your endgoal with that shit? Seemed useful enough, but it wasn't like poison or anything, was it. [ He's taken advantage of it two, three times by now, after all, and it hasn't had any effect on him, he's pretty sure. ] You just trying to get people hooked on it over time?