[van Zieks is torn, because on the one hand it's his baby sibling Instinct to resist being babied. On the other hand, he's unused as of late to someone treating him carefully and gently. After all, most people are afraid of the Grim Reaper of the Old Bailey. If they're not actively avoiding him they figure he's nigh invincible, vaguely supernatural as his reputation makes him out to be.]
I'm... you know you don't have to be so cautious with me, Mr Kaspar. [He's not telling him to stop, though.]
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I'm... you know you don't have to be so cautious with me, Mr Kaspar.
[He's not telling him to stop, though.]