"Those are not terms, Tao!" Riley shot back, taking a step towards the vampire. "You say you're not all the same, but you are. The second you switch into your polite talking, you are. Cryptic and annoying as fuck." He let out a growl and turned away from Tao. "I appreciate the advice, but I'm not going to make interacting with your superiors a habit. You're as much vampire as I'd like to see for the rest of my life." He glanced up at the ceiling and growled, and then looked back at Tao over his scratched-up shoulder. "I'm not putting my attitude in as a condition of the treaty. Think of something else."