[Truthfully, the fact that Diavolo draws his hand back as soon as possible comes as a relief to Steven. He's perfectly fine with touching people he's more familiar with, but when it comes to a first impression, he becomes overly aware of what he's doing. What if his hand's too clammy? Or his grip too weak? Nah, best to get the handshake over with and then quickly retreat back into his chair, hoping that was a job well done.

The question causes his brow to furrow lightly, as his memory backtracks towards the conversation they had on the network.]

We... were chatting about meat versus souls, and what happens to those souls once devoured. I dunno, is that... something you wanted to keep discussing?

[He's fine with dropping the topic, because he's not sure a true answer could be reached either way, but if Diavolo wants to keep waxing philosophical about it, he's fine with that too.]