"Well, I'll take that as the finest of compliments, then," he says with a smile, "Truthfully, though, you hardly seem shy. Just quiet. There's nothing wrong with that." He tilts his head, considering, and there's something warm in his smile and his tone as he moves into the next, something that says he's not teasing, for all some people might've,

"Though, perhaps a bit shy," he ammends, "I'm not used to flustering people quite so easily when making jokes about how I often choose to spend my nights. If it makes you uncomfortable, I can endeavor to be more circumspect."