Lalo can usually tell when an ask is actually a demand. Mostly because he himself is very practiced in the art of asking what seems like a question, but is in fact actually an order in disguise with only one right reaction!

Strongly suspecting that his response to this question doesn't actually matter, Lalo decides to take his time actually answering it.

Lounging on the couch with his feet propped up on one of the tables, he doesn't answer the actual right away. Instead, he seems fixated on his self-created game of tossing candied almonds in the air, and catching them in his mouth.

Instead, he gives Demitri a bright grin. "Hey! Demitri, right? It's Lalo. Nice to properly meet you face-to-face, amigo. You're always so busy. Feel like I haven't gotten the chance to introduce myself." He will reach out, to foist the bag of almonds into Demitri's hands. Then he lays down on the sofa, mouth open.

"Toss one! I'm gonna try to see if I still catch 'em lying down."

They'll get around to talking about Demitri's request. Eventually. First, they're going to talk about what Lalo wants to talk about, and the best way to do that, he figures, is to establish just who is guiding the conversation here.

Plus, he really does want to see if he can catch them in his mouth lying down!