[Reaper wasn't interested in explaining his motivations to a kid who he has met and had definitely threatened him. That was a typical greeting these days, but still, it didn't encourage him to be the best conversationalist. He was painfully private to begin with.] Everyone expects something more, and it's best to let them be disappointed from the get go. It means they'll leave you alone in future.

[He knew 76 well, but that didn't mean his sole focus was the younger man. He was trying to get back home to complete his revenge.] If you want to shower him with optimism and see if that works, by all means. You have your methods, and I have mine, hijo.