I did say listen, not comment. I'm still willing.

[is there light teasing in his voice, being literal in a good sense for a change? yes, there is. c'mon simon just tell him.

when it comes to his own, he's quiet for a bit before finally answering a lot softer and more timidly than before.]

I am...eager to gather data on more encounters of a similar nature. Through experience, not just discussion.

But it's simplest to just say yes.