"Oh you are very cute....I could name at least a dozen cute things about you" she said in that same playful tone. She loved the way he was so humble about himself.
When he mentions her helping him she instantly agreed. "I would love to help you...you want me to give it a read, and see what I come up with?" she asked. Then something struck her; he was working on another cure. "But only if you promise to be careful with whatever attempt you are about to make". She knew him well, and he would endanger himself if he thought it would make other people safe.