Alas, what had begun as a scalding attempt at mimicry fizzled out quickly on his tongue. It hung there, unfinished. And Mason glared at her. He glared, and glared, and glared; his eyes were still good. They made better weapons than anything else at his disposal right now.
And then he spoke, tearing his gaze away, glasses flashing in the light:
"Are you seriously implying that I'd oughta be grateful, Margot? Oh, tell me! What in the world do I have to be grateful for?"
Gratitude was a fickle thing, and one he'd never liked; a concept he simply couldn't get behind. It required a certain amount of humility to truly embody it, and Mason had not a drop of that in his entire body.
Just as Margot was about to start, Mason lifted a finger.
"Ah-ah," he chided, "Actually, don't tell me. I am not about to be schooled by you."
Instead, he would lecture her, as he always did. His brain was one of the few things he retained in its true, working form, unfortunately for everyone subject to his presence.
"Margot... Margot," he began, blue eyes shut now. "I, ah... I genuinely believe..." Tongue slithered past an absence of lips. "You should be grateful to me. I could press charges... oh, I could even have you killed. The family assets are still at my disposal— I can assure you, nothing has changed about that, even if I'm, mm... you know."
He looked at her. Tried to grin.