A few moments pass, measured in the (relative) silence of the Los Angeles streets. Crowley seems to be undergoing a sort of internal struggle; at last, he lifts his chin out of his scarf again and says:

"I'm making a great sacrifice here, for my tormented curiosity, just so you know. But since we've already Shared tonight, I'll drop it if you don't want to tell me what you're actually on about."