It's not actually hard to be meaner than Kurama. He's ruthless and a goddamn troll, but not actually mean. He hums thoughtfully.

"Understandable. I've gone both ways, to be honest. Knocked down to conserve energy, or up as a defense mechanism. If I were in your position, I wouldn't be eager to test it, either."

He sighs and glances off to the side, in the general direction of 'out'. "I don't doubt we still have enough ground to cover outside, even with all of us working on this."