Readjusting his rings (one turned all the way in the opposite direction, one twisted at an angle at Jeannie's insistence) Louis doesn't look up immediately. Mind opening, a welcome, before Louis angles his body towards Daniel across Lestat's empty seat.

Gears turning, indistinct but unmistakable, as Louis weighs the question.

Yes, is tepid, certainly, but honest. I like seeing you all enjoying yourselves.

Aware that he is, to some extent, wall-flowering. Louis thinks he's entitled to hang back, to observe. But, just to be certain:

Are you happy, Daniel?