[ The silence was so stifling and terrifying that Oswald had almost regretted his words the very millisecond after he had spoken them. The sudden sensation and sounds of someone so intimately close shook him from that thought quickly, however. He immediately yelped in surprise, unable to stop himself from jolting harshly enough that he nearly fell right out of his chair. His instinctive reaction was to grab his cane in defense, but when he finally turned and registered just who he was about to assault he froze on the spot. There was no way to describe the way he was staring other than stupidly.

After an awkward few moments it seemed like he wasn't going to speak at all, but in typical fashion he was quickly right back to yelling, his cane discarded with a thump on the floor as he stood. ] For the love of god, Ed! Is sneaking in here and giving me a heart attack your idea of payback?! Did you want me to bludgeon you to death?! [ He gestured at the cane dramatically. ] I swear, if you ever pull that kind of stunt again I'll -- I'll -- [ He groaned loudly and threw his hands up as if that was threat enough. Oswald leaned back in his chair once again, hands running down his face in attempt to calm his overactive emotions. ] Listen, Ed, I don't know what you're trying to prove but -- [ He paused again, full implications finally hitting him. His eyebrows were furrowed, apprehension written all over his face. After all that had happened, how could Ed...? ] ... I was right?