[He's just working up both of their anxieties now and he knows it, but this is so off base for Kravitz he just has no clue how to deal with this everything. Obviously he knows cerebrally that Taako has friends, but his first meeting with Lup went so badly he feels like he's just waiting for someone to bust out and kick his ass at any available opportunity. Who knows what Lucretia is capable of. Probably a lot! It would do him well not to underestimate that.]

Really? Well, excuse my bad luck then. I have, uhm, spoken to... Barry? Do you know Barry? He's been much more pleasant.

[Even if they are both liches but he's supposed to have chilled the fuck out on that a little goddamn bit. At least he can put aside that there's nothing he can do here so sometimes you just die a little bit. It's fine.]

And, uhm... he hasn't? Would it be-- you don't have to tell me if it's rude, but how long have you known him? I don't think I got to meet him until he'd been around for quite some time, so it's difficult to say exactly where I know him versus... you? I guess? I'm sorry, I'm sure you know more than me here.