Tanith chuckled in response to his humorous scolding as she returned the banter and jest that kept rather constant for a vampire of his years. Remembering to believe he had heard it all or at least remember how many different ways something could be laughable. "Well Dearest...i've never been one to follow a crowd, I prefer to be the wolf rather then the sheep..." allowing the corner of his lips to break into a smirk as she worked her own alterations to her current outfit. Vampires were in comparison to their relationship with human beings the wolves, humans of course were the rabbits famous for quickly reproducing. Wolves hunted the rabbits and the rabbits were always fighting over what to do with them usually conflicted in their beliefs. Some believed a friendship should be forged with the vampires, others strongly felt common ground should be found and there are always those who keep a passionate notion that the entire half-life race should be eradicated.

He remembered long days in the deserts of the middle east, northern egypt and even on the boats of the mediterranean before housing became readily available. Usually the older vampires carried a small group of coffins joined together by magic around the blood kept cool when they never came across any human or animal life to feed the newborns. Most of the time he had to trust the coffin would keep closed if he paid the humans and they wouldn't purposely drop him. Any wizarding his sire taught to him before being turned into a vampire although over the years he couldn't deny picking up a few handy tricks. Usually though it would have been handy if the eyes were already so accustomed, despite being glad for a recent change in eye color of the human population. Now a few humans had coloring in their eyes similar to midnight, there was even contacts that would modify the color of your eyes.

Musing whether the packaging where some form of coping mechanism, then exploding when she thought a suggestion were made that she were incompetent (which he wouldn't have done knowingly). Tuning her out for a moment as she rattled on about an obvious age gap, then making his own annotation of the item in his hands. Keeping a fixation on the package studying every detailing of irony, then slowly bringing his gaze to meet Tanith a grin came to his face. Beginning with his findings once she requested he drop whatever facade that he currently used and acted his usual personality.

Shrugging still as his voice went to a hoarse whisper of proper volume still a musing tone despite the coarse texture of his voice. Although his voice were at a whisper several considered the tone volume alluring, "strange humor is what a group of isolated humans tend to have, hard to believe it's not her doing," then intaking a musing amount of air. A smoother texture still with his musings adding to his statement, "for the record, it was never my intention to state you wouldn't take precautions in your travels. In fact the younger you are the more you need them, after all my years I've grown accustomed to talking my way out of situations." Benjamin admitted to her with a pensive expression plastered across his visage, not fitting his sheepish tone that replaced his musing one once he began mentioning the gift of his years.

"Although I couldn't talk my way out of this one, the paradox of this item makes it one every part of me wants to throw away." A stern expression and tone then were canceled out with a sheepish grin, "another part of me however isn't a wuss and wants to tempt fate. Care to stay and tickle a sleeping dragon so to speak?" Pausing when he barked out in laughter at his own wording, "Ha! Sorry about that, tickling a dragon makes it sound fun, however never go with the romans, they usually want to throw you into a dragons mouth." Stating in a knowing tone that seemed rather humorous to anyone listening, at least that would usually be the case.

"I suppose you want to know why you had to journey all the way over to the big frozen rock just to bring me a present?" Curious whether or not the female had any questions for him, because as of know he wanted some form of conversation waiting for her to speak.