[That is the utterly unamused look of a man who's heard that joke one too many times there, Gold. He had half of a mind to step back, to let the kid plop down to the floor. Especially considering the comment offered in regards to his height.]

[But it wouldn't be polite, and since he'd already caused one shit-show today, he figured it best to play nice. The sobering mention of Chiyuki at least helped in that.]

[And it wasn't the first time a drunken man had called him short.]

It just feels right, kid. All of these people have deserved better endings. Maybe not Kira or Kyrie but... the rest of them at least.