That makes Hank sit up in his chair, straightening himself out some.

"Right, yeah, you might not want to talk about that here."

And then he looks towards the pool, and tries to formulate a bass ackwards inconspicuous way of inviting Aleifr to his fucking stupidass gathering of knowledge not a damn one of them should have but really they should have it.

"Speaking of pools, though, since I got that promotion I'm thinkin' of having a party. I'd really like you to be there. How about I give you the time and place when I get it scheduled. I uh... think it's important to spend time with my friends. People I trust."