"I'll be sure to find her and set her on the course for success then..." even if he couldn't succeed at helping himself right now. Maybe distracting himself with silly things like that would help. He wasn't sure.
There was a reason they called them crushes, because at the end when you looked into someone's eyes and they made it perfectly clear.. you got crushed. Basil just grinned and nodded, "Yeah... I'm aware the world is here for me. Just like it's been all year..." Pushing away from the wall and reaching for the door. "Enjoy your dancing Luce... you might think you were rusty but you're not, you still move unlike anyone else." He left it at that as he went into the hall to leave her be.