( weridness aside, it's a little better than dealing with his own sleepy musings, alone. ) I never thought you had it in you. ( he lets out a soft chuckle at the lack of malice in her so well planned scheme. he almost fell for it. ) But think about it, once he's dead, you'll still be here, trapped forever and unable to move on. Would it be worth it? ( he knows it is, but that's him. )

Yeah, yeah, you... said that before. ( tho he still is waiting for her to bail on him at some moment, just as everybody always do. )

By sheer will. ( is that a joke again? who knows, becoming the beloved detective prince, being honor student, and doing all that other shit while wearing that fucken pleasant smile without looking absolutely exhausted, ever, he might as well not be joking. ) ...there is the occasional use of make-up too, I must admit.