"You have no reason to thank me." Gene shrugs his shoulders, looking carefully away from Tony. The movement is meant to be neutral, but some of that anger from earlier leaks into it, making it brusque.

"I'll talk to Anton about changing my room," he says, his voice flat. He's treating their breakup like a foregone conclusion, because he can't see why it wouldn't be. "I'll work it so you don't have to see me again. Sorry to have caused you so much trouble."