"Point. That'd definitely make the commitment a lot less long-term."

His tone is dry and perhaps darker than one might expect - people vanishing hasn't affected him in terms of romantic relationships, but his siblings have always meant a great deal more to him than lovers. It hurts more to lose them again than if he were to lose some girl he'd only known a few months.

"With a few millenia's worth of practice under my belt? Oh, I do. I really do." Though it's probably best if Balthazar just takes his word for it. "But I don't think now's the time. And actually, I'm thinking now'd be a pretty good time to wake up, so unless you have any more emoting to do..."

Who said he wasn't going to be awkward about this? Was it him? He may have been lying slightly. Oh well- he'll try, anyway.