That response earns an uncomprehending stare from Brand. Nice people are so weird.

"You can fucking assume 'literally' when I ask a question," he says in the hopes of cutting down on future jabbering. Philosophy is more Runes's th-- oh. Ow. Fuck. He'd almost been distracted from the hole where Rune's supposed to be, but now he's thinking about it again and--

Fuck, that pained grimace likely didn't escape Robbie's notice either.