[He laughs without much humor at that comment. It does lighten things, but only barely.
He listens to Spike's assessment of the situation thoughtfully, tucking himself closer against him almost unconsciously, like he has to prove to both of them that the similarities between Spike and Tyki really aren't important to him. It's hard to put his brain into research mode but he tries, just to see if it makes all of this easier to handle. Turns out it really doesn't, and so far finishing his second glass of whiskey isn't either.]