[ Ah yes, he remembers this voice. Someone very important, judging by his coming in alone and the smell of nice tobacco on his breath. (Hm. What he wouldn't give for a smoke right now too.) Someone dangerous. If this one's going to be coming back at all it'd be a good thing to get a few tests in on their patience for chit chat.

With a shrug and a demonstrative tug at his wrists, ] I am feeling sore, if we're being honest with each other.

[ Completely genuine. Not as lackadaisical as he might normally sound, but not quite like he's talking to someone who could end his life on a whim--it's moreso the average caution of talking to any kind of authority figure. ]

Though I don't suppose there's much you can do about that either, huh?