"Absolutely. If i'm being honest, all the exposure today was...a bit overwhelming. And I felt like that before we even got caught up in whatever the fuck happened to us. It's been a long time since... since I've actually... like, talked to anyone for more than, like, a minute. And now I've been out in parks and I'm holding great conversations with someone that is great. And you're also wearing my favorite hoodie and you're in my house wearing it and we are talking in my house. This is a huge leap for me."

He let his words spill out awkwardly as he thought of them, because he felt like he needed to say all of it. And because it was Sophia, he felt like he could say it all without really worrying too much about what he said. It was almost like he had a friend now!

"And, y'know, I cant handle all that. I cant take all of that craziness at once. _Especially_ after the literal mind fuck that happened at the park. So yeah, I would love to do something inside with you next time, like, in my apartment. I would prefer that, thanks."