N- now wait a minute, I haven't actually agreed to anything yet - !

[ The thing is, all that stuff the other two have been saying? It's done a pretty good job at actually scaring Valmont away from the whole deal-with-a-devil idea. He begins edging back from the screen, because even though he's pretty sure there's nothing Alastor can do to him over a video call when no deal's been struck, the thought that there might be is creepy as hell, and the sudden, spooky change in atmosphere really hasn't helped in that regard. ]

I - I'm sure I haven't got very much that would be of value to you anyway. Shame, really...!

[ His voice rapidly ascends a couple octaves. ]