[ Guess what Claude really hates: This. He drops his faux gentleman act altogether because he can't be assed to attempt politeness at this juncture, can't even muster the energy to pretend. ]

If you're part of Miss Oakes' clientele [ still keeping up the use of her surname, though; who is he even trying to kid? ], I'd wager that you're not what I would call a 'normal' human, no.

[ Which begs the question of what kind of abnormal Dom is. ]

I don't suppose you also have an arm or a leg that I could cut open for research purposes.

[ CLAUDE!!!!!!!!! ]