This isn't what Casper had expected Casey to say and he feels a sharp, immediate defensiveness at the idea of talking about anything related to the Amortentia incident. Especially when it's delivered in that smug I dare you tone that seems to be part of the Coppertale's being. But him not understanding is strangely frustrating and Casper closes his book.

"...Because you were the last person I wanted to talk to, Patterson," he answers, tone level and sharp but somehow uncomfortable underneath all that, "And it seemed like a jab. About what had happened. Because you were more than fucking close enough to know what I...smell like." With an exhale that sounds as much like a growl as a sigh, he sits up and rolls his shoulders and adds flatly without looking back, "And I don't wear floral cologne."