That startled a genuine chuckle out of Vax, his dark eyes brightening. "He's stuffy enough for it," Vax had to admit. "But he might surprise you. He helped me chuck in one of our other friends. A very grumpy one." Not that he was going to elaborate for the boy that they had been sloppy drunk and trying to distract from his own heartache.

"Our building is back this way," he waved them on. "...I know this is all a lot to take in. But is there anything special you're wanting to know already?"