[ There’s definitely a way his smile shifts just slightly that it reaches to his eyes that makes it immediately seem much more genuine. It’s clear that Sebastian is well mannered and has an air of quite neutral, unoffensive pleasantness about him, but clearly what Connor has said actually catches his interest. ]

My— That is indeed quite a bit in the future!

[ He’s immediately interested and wants to ask about it, but politely, he does answer Connor’s (joking, he thinks) questions first. He chuckles, and he even brings a gloved hand to his mouth as if to muffle the noise. ]

Well, they are quite fine. I send telegraphs on occasion, though I admit I have yet to read Mr. Wilde’s works. They are talked about quite a lot in the papers, but as such, they do not quite seem the sort of thing I should purchase for my master. He is a bit too young for them, at least assuming they are as scandalous as is implied.

[ He doubts it, honestly. But so long as Ciel doesn’t want to buy the magazines they’re in, he’s also somewhat limited on buying them. ]

Though, goodness, I hope you do not mind my asking… And perhaps even the question is too broad, but what is it like in your time?