Haurchefant finds no resistance in Akagi's hand away and neither will he see so much as a flicker annoyance or in his expression: he doesn't appear slighted by any means. That calm, fluid confidence stays firmly in place, wrapping around him as smoothly as a silk shawl.]

The lifestyle in the Up doesn't suit me.

[Lethargic, meaningless, complacent... he could come up with a novel's worth of words to describe it but Akagi doesn't elaborate out loud; he's never been one to wax lyrical. The contempt in his smile, subtle though it is, speaks volumes.]

Besides, it'd be stupid not to experience everything this place has to offer. [With a breathy chuckle, he traces an imaginary line down his own throat using index finger- one that stops abruptly where it would disappear beneath his shirt.] ... or most of it. But you'd be curious too, wouldn't you?

[Risking getting caught is part of the game.]