Leaning back, their ears flatten. Maybe they shouldn't have come here. This is really, really…

"No, I wouldn't," they say. "A-Asriel, please. What are you trying to say?"

They're not the best person to be beating around the bush with. They could probably figure it out, but it's such a pain trying to decipher the words of others. No mind games, no "dropping hints." They're really kind of impatient with these.