[ Malik can reframe the situation in his own mind so that he wasn't doing as Titus instructed, but instead taking initiative on his own terms. Even though he is literally just doing what Titus told him to do. All the same, it makes himself feel better, which is also aided by the fact that this handshake feels... nice? Kind of pleasantly warm. It's brief, as Malik pulls his hand away after a whole 3 seconds, but that was a really unusual 3 seconds - he's not used to anything feeling remotely pleasant. Huh. ]

So, go ahead and get it over with so I can leave. This has gone on long enough. I'll get around to moonlacing when I see fit, but I wouldn't worry if I were you... I doubt my body is going to cause such an inconvenience that you're concerned about.