[up until this point, Tonic's reactions have been based in truth, though played up a little for the sake of letting his new favorite guest have a good laugh. but something about the idea of being able to see the edge of the world in all directions causes him to look genuinely haunted, if only for the split-second it takes him to decide they should wrap up this little exchange.]

Awful. Truly dreadful.

[he reels himself back in, continuing on much the way they had before--with a good-natured tone and a crooked smile. he is almost done with a sleeve hem, so he focuses on that.]

But you can have all the fun you want... I don't think they'd even let me upstairs these days, even if I suddenly lost my senses and decided to go...