[ Not doing that, then. He's a bit disgruntled to be shut down so effectively, but retaining his ability to move is going to be crucial. He withdraws his hand and just sits back on his haunches to regard him and wait for that ice to crack. ]

...

[ Or not. ]

Not a very talkative one, are you? [ He snorts. Chatterboxes or brick walls; it's one or the other it seems when it comes to the company Allen keeps.

But he hums to himself lightly, seeming to mull something over as he rocks side to side for a moment to get himself comfortable. Laid back and for all the world just seeming... rather bored. ]

That's bad manners. Didn't someone ever tell you that if you want something you should offer something in return?

[ He waited for 35 years to return to the world, he can out-wait you. ]