[ ...amused again, but he pushes it down because it takes a lot of courage to make a proposition like that and he doesn't want to make this poor stranger insecure. so he places a hand over Grell's. he's actually never had quite this experience before, but he doesn't imagine the speech should go much differently with another man than it would with a nice girl. ]
I don't mind -- making new friends. Really. [ extra bright smile! ] And I'm really very flattered you'd be interested.
But like you said... I'm wary of the punishment. [ so gentle here ] Sentience is already upset enough with us, don't you think? I don't want to make it any more upset.
[ extracting himself ]
So thank you. And I really meant it when I said you're good-looking. If it weren't for the circumstances...