( A half laugh. )

I suppose. I hadn't known you were such an optimist.

( At least, that's how it seems to Mishka, who seems quite intent on letting relationships rot without resistance, normally. But Syrlya and Ryuki have made their case; as has Ellis, to a less pointed extent. )

In any case, I'll see that things don't become more difficult, if only because you share a home with him, as well.