"A rarity," he offers back with a smile. He's enjoying haggling over how to describe a room of kittens.

"I am," Lionel admits when she asks if he's working. He scratches the top of his head, caught, but any guilt he expresses is only feigned. "One of my resolutions for the new year is to work less. Or: more intentionally. So I have to take advantage of what little time I left."

He walks past her through the doorway before turning back to face his friend. "Do you have any resolutions, Xen?"