[ There's a smile, and he laughs a little at the innuendo. ] I used to make a living with them. Never had any complaints. [ Take that however you'd like, Vex! ]

[ Still smiling, he takes a sip of his drink. But when Vex asks about Storybrooke, that's when Jefferson's usual gloom falls over him again. ] It's a town in Maine. [ There's an agitated twitch in his fingers, and he drums them on the table sharply. ] Where I've been trapped. Where everyone's been trapped.

[ Jefferson, you're never going to get any cuddling if you keep going from friendly to gloomy in the span of ten seconds. ]