Well, there's an attitude I can respect, at least.

[ Her retort surprisingly just gets an amused grin from him. It was one he frequently held himself, on certain topics. Although he has more bad habits than he can count on his fingers, really. Even according to him.

But he eyes the tower speculatively a moment, trying to gauge which would be a safe one to pick, before carefully sliding one free of the stack. he holds his breath a moment, then releases it when the whole thing doesn't immediately collapse on him. ]

Have you ever been caught sneaking outside the house? [ A blink, before he snickers. ] Does it have to have been my house I was caught sneaking out of? because if so, no, I knew every secret nook and cranny in mine, and just how to avoid being caught. Other people's houses, though...? Not so much.