No, it doesn't. It tends to be more direct when Mother is angry at me.

[He tries to let go of the anger, tries to push it away. It's not helpful right now. Bob flutters down and digs his talons into Casper's shoulder, pulling him back to reality. Right.]

Same to you - uh.

[The wink catches him off-guard and he blinks hard, clearing his throat. ... Nah, that couldn't be flirting. Not to him. The guy's probably just friendly.]

Are you feeling well enough to walk? I can see in the dark, so we won't have to worry about running into things.