[Well, that's a nice way to inject some tension into his posture, Layton, his hands visibly tightening where they're folded on the desk; he doesn't seem like he'll be relaxing anytime soon, either, despite the fact that there's a good long pause before he answers.
His first urge is to get snappish; he doesn't need assistance from you. He doesn't want assistance from you.
...damn it, he's going to require assistance from you, isn't he. Let him get a stranglehold on his pride first, this is difficult and no one understands.]
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His first urge is to get snappish; he doesn't need assistance from you. He doesn't want assistance from you.
...damn it, he's going to require assistance from you, isn't he. Let him get a stranglehold on his pride first, this is difficult and no one understands.]
I hardly see why you need me to tell you that.
[...yep. Stranglehold broken; ego 1, Layton 0.]