Good, he was sitting again. That was one more point in Celes's favor. "It's one and the same to me, you know. Not only do I get to speak to you for an unmarked length of time, but I also get to make sure you do not attempt anything decidedly foolish." She smiled thinly, though it was genuine.

She took a few steps forward, though her hands never left her hips, pointedly reminding him that he'd just better stay there if he knew what was good for him. A little dark part of her quietly relished having control over something again. Oh, how she'd missed it.