"Because—because I'm not in the mood to tell another story tonight," he replied. After going through two breakdowns in the span of a few hours, dissociating and other such things, all that he actually wants to do at this point is just to be alone. Sighing, Anthony glanced at James for a brief moment, a moment that proved to be surprisingly melancholy for a moment. 

"Alright, fine, I'll tell you a story. One story." Anthony eventually decided, a bit too guilty and empathetic to decide otherwise, at the end of the day.