[ while he doesn't have a drunk Venti in his arms now, he certainly expects one later. that, he supposes, is something that comes along with the entire package that is Barbatos. ]

I never did expect you to ask. [ he thought Barbatos would just do it, but he supposes that he only partially accounted for the jitteriness. then again, Barbatos was taken by his whims more than not. ] You must be familiar, considering kissing is the subject of many songs written by man wandering bards ...

[ is he going to continue? he definitely needs to be shut up, because it looks like if he's not stopped, he'll just continue. it's as if he's unintentionally handing Venti a new weapon for his arsenal.

he'll regret it later tonight. ]