[ Though the phrasing should leave Lighter feeling more cautious, he finds that caution ebbing beneath a much stronger instinct: flexing. ]

Oh? Well, I'd tend to agree. Being flashy isn't all there is, even in a row.

[ Somewhere, his faction is sensing a disturbance. And plausible deniability when it comes to being showy is much easier to uphold when he's in his bare ass skin and not his usual get up. (Even if he doesn't seem like he's kidding at all...)

Then, belatedly, as if his jock brain has finally caught up with his mouth: ]

Not that, uh. I'm saying you should be with me.