[ it takes a moment for the gears in his brain to click at the connection, but when it does, he finds himself looking vaguely disgusted. ]

Wonderful. So we're expected to debase ourselves just to slightly improve our conditions, are we? How delightfully draconian.

[ he nudges the dirt with one heeled foot, exhaling softly. circumstances aside, he wouldn't mind it as much if he wasn't being yanked around like a clown for someone's entertainment. ]