"Yeah, I better," Arie murmurs as he grabs Ulysse's hand instead and squeezes it gently. "I wanna believe that this guy is the answer to all this unrest. But I'll be a little sceptical about it until I see it." He's just one guy, after all.

"Okay, that aside," he huffs a little, still holding onto Ulysse's hand because he can't get enough of reminding himself that he's close enough right now to touch his little brother. "How's life been?" Not that they don't talk almost every day over the phone but it's not the same as hanging out like this. "Still letting Sean bang you? You two gotta get off that horse and find some actually interesting partners."