I don't need to call you out on being a hypocrite if you already did! You know I don't care if you think you're being lame. And, thank you. That's nice of you to say.

[Geir changes his position enough that he can settle his head next to Dirk with a little sigh. maybe Dirk will pet him. Geir really is very, very fond of him. he's always so kind about explaining things patiently, even if he's personally unhappy with the topic -- Geir can't imagine why anyone would see him as closed off and uncaring, unless they were too embarrassed to ask him things directly.

when he thinks about it, that might have been it. he's realizing that his own experiences with people show that most of them have appallingly inconsistent responses to direct questioning. maybe asking them is rare.

he wonders if Dirk will go on to explain some of the clarifications and preconditions he wanted to set on the other things that have been alluded to in this conversation, or if Dirk has tracked hard away from that element. it's hard not to notice over time that some of Dirk's meticulous explanations are ways for him to avoid points he doesn't want to touch on. they still shed a lot of light, so Geir doesn't really mind.]