[Zelos laughs, arms rising up in a peace gesture.] "Woah, man. I ain't teasin' ya--if you wanna do that, then do what makes you happy, yeah?" [he placates.

You know... the more Even speaks, the more he starts to think that maybe Even's not really as bad a guy as Zelos originally thought. He's sour and shrouded in mystery in the kind of way that sets off Zelos' alarms, sure, but he doesn't seem like he's got any ill intent. He doesn't even seem to be super interested in the fact that he's talking to an Aegis, much more worried and bothered by being made fun of for liking paperwork of all things.

So Zelos gets an idea, the closer they get to the castle. He hasn't lowered his walls, but he might as well try to be friendly here, right?] "You know what?" [he says, smirking,] "If you're more of a planner than a gardener, then maybe you could help me make this place actually worthy of me. Time for a renovation!"