He's trying, at least, making a valiant effort at ignoring all else in favor of more pleasant things. His education, his stupid cafe job, this tangled mess of men he's entertaining. Yes, he's doing alright these days, even on the hard ones.

"Better than the alternative." He smiles as he says it, leaning into Guy just a little bit. Sometimes it's fun to be dark about his fate. Tonight, surrounded by good people and peppy music, is one of them.