[ There is clearly something else going on with Will, but as he's noted himself, they barely know each other and Jean-Claude does not feel entitled to that information yet, if ever.

Still, he cannot help a soft laugh at this revelation, intentionally trying to lighten the mood. It is a shimmer of crisp bells, distracting and pleasant across the skin like light rain. He wants Will to enjoy himself, to feel better afterward, not worse, no matter what he thinks his goals are in approaching this. ]

I should have known. You have reminded me so strongly of a woman I have great respect for. She works with the police on the preternatural cases, although I would not term her empathetic. [ Still, Jean-Claude deliberately shows his genuine affection for Anita in a trace laced through his voice, knowing Will will pick up on it. ] It is a job that is difficult to leave behind, but it is part of her, part of you.

[ That is too depressing a line of conversation when he is trying to relax him, so he continues with a wickedly teasing, ] And you both have the same body language when you refuse my hand. It is most charming.