cepheus/alastair.
He said it's because of his job. He thinks he'll be fired and he has to keep it. I don't think he'll change his mind because I don't think he'll try to find out.
If HMayb No. I don't think that at all. He's nice. Not just because he has to be, but genuinely. He cares too much, and if it's an act it's a damn good one.