Though he took note of Scrooge's brief tensing up, he wasn't sure the best way to ask about it, or if he even ought to, despite how informal their current conversation was. And then, well, that joking little jab brought something else to mind, and Gyro's focus shifted, anyway.

"Well, that's the thing. Boyd has become part of another family, as well, and while all of that isn't my sort of thing to begin with, the point remains: I'm not sure where I fit in," he admitted. "The Drakes care for Boyd-" Excluding that unnerving other child they had, but that was a separate issue "-which I appreciate, but..."

He hated talking about this kind of sentimental topic, it just didn't come naturally to him anymore. Gyro sighed, glancing off. "I want to be part of Boyd's life without causing any problems for him."