Funny - Skul was one of the few people Gene felt he could be blunt with. Too often he hid his true nature under guile and niceties. Skul didn't need that smokescreen; he already knew who Gene was and what he was capable of. To obfuscate would be a waste of time for both of them.

"No, you haven't interrupted a thing," Gene said, and while that wasn't strictly true it was true enough for government work. "It's good to see you."