Mmm. He does that to me sometimes, too. "Why are you like this, you're so ridiculous, it's as easy as this." Not about this specifically, but about...other stuff. You've seen what he wears to sleep in, right? I had a hard time with that. Not because I want to make him feel bad or anything like that, but just...it's like I look at it and I have to work to get it. And he doesn't have to. He gets it without working at it.

[Almost without realizing it, he automatically offers his near hand for the cigarette when Polnareff's done with it, through sheer force of ingrained habit.]

It's okay, you know. Just say whatever you think. Don't worry about making it come out right, just say it. A lot of times it helps more than you think it's going to.