[ He kinda does, yeah. Though he also doesn't mind putting in the effort for people he likes, so there is that. ]

Sounds good. [ He side-eyes the pit for a bit. ] Should probably get as far from it as possible and try to do something else. Wouldn't happen to have a deck of cards on you, would you?

[ He sort of regrets not picking up one of the games from the arcade now. Focusing on a different task would probably help keep the voice of the pit at bay. ]