"Okay, great - there's just that one little thing about how your other nearest and dearest here still kind of hate your guts because you hurt them all deeply and I'm really hoping you made nice with everybody once before so you've got the practice."

Vax reached to fit a hand over Scanlan's shoulder. "I hope you and Kaylie got something special out of your running away. Truly. But this time, give us all the chance to get to know you better, the way you wanted, instead of being a complete asshole. Cards on the table for this one, yeah?"