He nods. "Sure. Just... making sure we're on the same page."
Though he's finally starting to relax again, doing so makes him suddenly conscious of how tense he'd gotten in the first place. (Didn't he say he'd work on the defensiveness? Good job.) Having cleared up what he's actually being asked, though, makes it a bit more manageable. Elleru is sincerely trying to connect, in her way; he ought to at least try and do the same.
"Then to answer your question, no," he says after a moment, very matter-of-factly. "Thus far, I've managed to avoid any such entanglements."
As to whether he's wanted them... well, no, he hasn't, of course. And he has his reasons not to. No doubt that'll be her next question, so he adds, "More to the point, I've judged it not worth the tradeoffs."
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Though he's finally starting to relax again, doing so makes him suddenly conscious of how tense he'd gotten in the first place. (Didn't he say he'd work on the defensiveness? Good job.) Having cleared up what he's actually being asked, though, makes it a bit more manageable. Elleru is sincerely trying to connect, in her way; he ought to at least try and do the same.
"Then to answer your question, no," he says after a moment, very matter-of-factly. "Thus far, I've managed to avoid any such entanglements."
As to whether he's wanted them... well, no, he hasn't, of course. And he has his reasons not to. No doubt that'll be her next question, so he adds, "More to the point, I've judged it not worth the tradeoffs."