[ neal's a showman at heart; crime's not just a way to make money, it's a means to feed his various interpersonal addictions. it's also probably part of why the world at large knows the name neal caffrey, and in his adult life mozzie's never seen the inside of a police station, let alone a jail cell. the thought of mozzie makes neal's hand twitch-- once, unbidden-- reflexive movement like after kate. ]

If he's here, I think I'll keep you saying so to myself. He gets kind of smug, you understand how it is. [ there's genuine fondness there, and the air of an old joke-- 'still caught you, caffrey. twice.' 'is that ever going to get old?' 'not really, no.'-- that's so well worn in it's barely a joke at all anymore. ]

'We have more possibilities available in each moment than we realize.' [ neal throws out the quote idly, without emphasis. god, testing the waters is the fun part-- he'd almost forgotten the rush of a good con shaping up. ] Mulder and Scully dealt with it-- and people in glass houses, as the saying goes. [ he gestures around his room, shrugging a little. aliens aren't quite so ridiculous right now, honestly. ]