Really? Well, there's a first time for everything. [This, however, is not the first time Skulduggery finds himself comparing Vance and the Captain. Maybe it would help them both to talk... But Vance is equally as obnoxious as Darcy, and without guaranteed protection, that confrontation would likely end in violence.

He chuckles faintly at the suggestion that Fio might be anything other than appreciative of Judy's repairs.]

Fio is a good kid. She knows things aren't just what they appear. And I have it on good authority that she adores scary things. [As long as they're sweet to her.]