Not these days. It was a childish affectation.

[ Daddy Lou and Uncle Les are things of the past, never to be reclaimed. He doesn't feel a thing about it. ]

And that's Louis for you. More spines bristling from him than a hedgehog. [ He shakes his head, even as he prepares a defence to follow the observation. ] He's been in low spirits since leaving New Orleans. You shouldn't take it as a personal slight. Speaking of me brings out the worst in him.