[The date is helping Varian a lot. It might not be removing any of his lingering exhaustion, but it does seem to be soothing his anxiety a little- if only because it gives him something to think of. He grins widely as Fern agrees to be a target, murmuring a soft thanks, Hansdsome as Fern steps back. To the seller, he turns, grinning. ]

Okay! So all you have to do is throw it! It'll break on impact aaaannnd-

[He tosses the bomb at his very supportive boyfriend. The pink goop explodes at Fern's feet (at least he was actually aiming for that and not Fern's...general self) trapping him in place. He waves his hand to show.]

As you can see, it totally incapacitates a target. No matter what they do, they can't escape- even weapons will have no effect on the solution!

[He winks in Fern's direction- do the sword thing, babe, do the sword thing!]