Evasive action!
[To say that startled him would be just the start. Some sound dies in his throat, halfway between surprise and amusement. He covers it, miserably, with a cough that then escalates into a light laugh. Lockon gives her a bit of a grin, and it's hard to really say what was behind it.] She has said that she's fond of me.
[Suddenly, he'd rather be talking about family.] You both remind me of my sister, in a lot of ways.