"Miguel- Miguel, listen, I don't like it either", he kept going, looking at him intently, the comment flying far above his head. Tulio figured he was referring to Chel, but that had worked out pretty well, hadn't it? "Just, just go with it for now, alright?"

Again, a sort of half-smile, trying to be pursuasive. He saw Miguel hesitate, and deemed that to be good enough at the moment. He squeezed the other man's shoulder again, as a form of reassurance. Then, he turned to Envy.

"Uh, you can stay." He paused, then, after a sideways glance to Miguel: "Do you mind? We've got a lot to talk about."