[brushes two fingers over his own lips, thoughtful]
Ah, let's see. You're very smart, of course, Fay, smart enough to hide how smart you are -- if nothing else, to avoid inconvenience yourself. I admire that. And you're charismatic, somehow; aggravating, abrading when you feel like it -- but you cave and curve and wrap around people when you want to, too, drag them close so they can feel your warmth and understanding. You're mysterious, I said, but like the surface of the water is mysterious, so when you fall in it, the pressure and rush of water surrounds you but there's so much there.
Should I get physical, or leave the flattery on your personality?