[They have rules, the same as your other friends. He cocks an eyebrow, dropping the act. There's no point in pretending now.]

I'm fairly certain your kind has some rules of its own, too. And the Barge has rules of its own. So does the universe. Things have a way of maintaining a balance.

[He doesn't react to the sight of the blood even if his heart is beating a bit faster in his chest.]