Well, I guess it doesn't fucking work, he almost says, and manages to swallow it back down like bile. He glances over at Neil, at the charm, and feels something cold blow against him that may or may not actually be a breeze.

"Don't think I realized," he says. "That you and he were close. I mean, I guess... maybe that's something I should remember?" He looks away again, squaring his shoulders. "Like I said. Freak magnet."