[ Everything truly is so different from being in an active battle situation in a cavern. It's hard for Matt to underscore how different everything is from that.

If Misa's previous reaction surprised him for its sharpness, her current one surprises him for ... not being that. Matt blinks a little, but then smiles. He doesn't understand her, but he'll take positivity if it's on offer.

This is the second time tonight he's been surprised to have the Achamites brought up. Sure, he was tipsier the first time, but at this point, there's a chance that he's just refusing to perceive them as much as humanly (Aionly?) possible. After a moment's wavering, Matt's smile returns. ]

Oh, you know ... artists in general have a reputation for being kind of flaky? Maybe not flaky so much as--they'll give you an amazing experience, but they won't clean up after.