Definitely for the best, he'd certainly not be revealing any deep secrets so soon, especially not to an angel, of all things. Whatever chipper energy had been lost previously though, was back as if it never left as the topic changed.

"Not even the cliffnotes, feathers." The tone had again shifted, losing that bitter edge and indeed, the mocking nature he'd originally used when addressing the angel with that nickname.

Seemed somewhat more amicable now, maybe he just liked the nickname.