Once the episode began, Snake reclined a bit on the couch. He put his plate in his lap and casually slung an arm around Tiras’ slim shoulders. It seemed okay to be familiar like this since they already screwed. Tiras didn’t seem to mind and Snake, who was hardly any sort of romantic, enjoyed the way his idol snuggled up to him.

Snake didn’t mind frequent pauses to answer questions. He thought shows were more enjoyable when you understood them, so helping Tiras understand would increase his enjoyment, right? Snake hoped so.

“To a lot of us, yeah. It’s a pretty big chunk of change. Not enough for like a house or anything. But a lot of these contestants want to jumpstart their careers or start businesses or expand pre-existing ones. So that kinda money is helpful for ventures like that. It’s one less loan you have to take out.”

Then he blinked, turning his head to peer over at him. “Are you rich?” Probably, if he’s anywhere near as old as his website suggests.