[ Midnight tilts his head, thinking about the effort for a moment. He's spent so much of his life fighting for his freedom... ]

I have ways of creating opportunities for myself. [ Not dismissive, per se, as much as it is a polite close to a topic he hasn't quite figured out yet. He'll smile instead. ]

I'd much rather hear what inroads you've made with a sense of the familiar, here. Have you been making friends?