[ here's Dorian, looking chipper, though there's definitely an air of tenseness under that smile. And, when he starts talking, it's obvious that beneath his seemingly pleasant exterior, he's the immortal equivalent of a stretched rubber band.

the hostage hotel is behind him. Dorian's carefully managed to shoot this little video so that there's an ambulance in the background. ]

Toby! So sorry our last conversation got cut short, I got my phone taken away because I was a prisoner in a hostage situation. [ that fake pleasantness slips away and it's replaced by a little 'for fuck's sake' ] Do give me a call back as soon as you can, hmm? We've got a lot to catch up on.

[ if he doesn't say 'break up' then they aren't broken up, right??? Right. ]