"If I wanted to make you happy, I would have to...what? What all is involved in making you happy, and what would you do to make me happy? I'm curious." If somewhat doubtful.

Shifting a little closer to Avery as the boy purred at him. "Oh so I'm a villain? Well at least I'm more interesting this way. And you wouldn't be surprised if I did terrible things, right?"

"Yeah," he went on, turning his head so he could watch Avery a little. "My uncle left me some of his books, journals. He has stuff written in them. I don't think my mum read them, or maybe Meme never told her she gave them too me. It is stuff of shit he used to do."