Mm, the worst part was how many counter arguments I managed to come up with along the way. In the spirit of balanced discourse, which of course goes against the ultimate goal of getting you to kiss me.

[his tone is amused, maybe a touch soft again because he's greatly aware there are a great many who would find this sort of everyday behavior annoying, and yet... well here they are. feeding into each other's odd bits in such a delightful way.]

Of course, once I'm sure it's stable you will be the first to try it. That is another perk of our dating to add to the list, access to recreational lasers. [dry, with a crooked smile over, little glances like he needs to make sure this is a very real thing that is happening.

he pulls away from the table though, homeward they go, though that news gets an excited glance over.] Really? I've kept an eye out without much luck, I suppose it's not surprising given the varied usage. Ah- thank you. [just being touched again pal made the effort and even succeeded.]