[Zelos pauses for just a second, then frowns slightly. Oh he sees what you're doing there Zelda but you can't push the master. No way. He shrugs and leans back, stubbornly ignoring the knot in his stomach in knowing that if this escalates, she might learn quite a bit.

Maybe he should let her. It'd certainly prove to her she couldn't, shouldn't push everyone away. He can just see it now. He spills his life story and she ends up a wibbling mess. He's a little horrified at how vindicating that seems right now.]

I don't deal with it. Clearly anyone who wants to get close to me just wants something from me so why should I humor it unless I want something too? It's how people are, they use each other.

[Zelos watches her face, knowing that Zelda doesn't agree with that assessment of humanity.]