[ at least it's the kind of smile he's familiar with. god, it's almost like being back home-- home proper. the kind of realization that makes things even worse. ]

I fail to see how anything prior to this didn't qualify as civil.

[ he pauses. her question ... ] Daring is hardly the word I'd use, and innocent is always a matter of debate-- didn't we just establish that wasn't what you were here for? [ that counts as an answer, right. he glances off to the side; even fake eye contact, done via the tablet, is a little much for him to maintain. ]