[He laughs; it’s hard to imagine anything about Aerith he wouldn’t like, but he understands that practical line of thinking full well. Even he and Fran had begun to grate on one another when enclosed within four walls; sharing a flat wasn’t quite the same as living their lives on the ship and jumping between inns as it suited their needs.]

That’s entirely possible. I’m led to believe that coming to terms with such things and learning to compromise is part of what this— [he gestures vaguely between the two of them] —sort of thing is all about, however. You may even come to find such quirks endearing over time.

[He may be a dashing leading man, but he knows full well his ability to get under the skin of others, and he has his less than desirable traits— none of which he will name aloud, but he is aware of them all the same.]

I promise to make up for them by continuing to be devastatingly handsome.