"Boredom." Rufus finishes the other man's sentence, already wondering if the guy is as oblivious as his seeming good mood might peg him to be, or if he's the kind who just generally enjoys being upbeat but is a true threat when pushed the wrong way.

Carefully, Rufus finds somewhere to lean. "I've never been partial to this sort of life, and I can assure you there is no such thing as "instant friends."