[Ruffling the feathers of someone with a knife on him: not his best plan. But he did get another curious comment out of it.]

G-gently now, dear.

[He's of a delicate constitution!!]

I'm the least jerkiest rich jerk around. This is as good as it gets. [He's actually a huge, huge jerk and well aware of it. You don't get much jerkier than 'literally tears souls out of people'.] But the future, hm? That's a big claim for someone working in the gaming industry.

[He raises his hands in a preemptive placating gesture.]

You know, if you're boring, there's nothing wrong with that. Though even boring people can make themselves sound interesting.

[Come on, Monika! Tell him your story! You wanna prove him wrong, right?]