This Is Gonna Hurt if It Ever Starts, So Just Promise You'll Be Careful With my Heart

I didn't hear anything back from the new guy, so obviously he's laboring under the delusion that when I say no response is required, I mean it. I am surprised that he harbors this particular misapprehension because it's so unlike him to let anyone else get the last word, especially me. Maybe he really doesn't care anymore. Hunh.