A little huff of air out from his nostrils that approximates a laugh pulls at one corner of his mouth in a way he can't fully quantify. The morbidity of their humor shouldn't be something he can cling to as proof of their existence, but he finds it appealing nonetheless.

"All right, so it's not a castle in a mist full of shadows." Is it just him, or has his tone lightened comparatively as he replies? "Never too late to start practicing positive thinking, I guess."

Ha ha.