[ Thanks to his discussions with Lyle, Tieria, and the last Setsuna, Neil can pretty much imagine what's going through the other Meister's head right about now.
Even so, he doesn't linger on that thought, and might as well come to the point that was so hotly contested the last time the two spoke. ]
I... try not to think about it, too much. I've kind of-- [ He rubbed his neck, chuckling. This was going to sound stupid. ] Settled down, I guess is the word. Or I'm trying to. [ Neil isn't one to blush, by any means, but the way his cheeks are flushed from the cold certainly makes him look far more meek about that revelation than he means to. ]