Not trite, [imagine if Palamedes "has to call Viktor amazing twice a day or he explodes" Sextus thought that was trite. Silly.] And I do know.

[And it makes him very soft every time, like right now, while he smiles sidelong at Viktor before looking back at squid drawings. If he gets any softer he'll start drawing hearts on this squid and it will be critically embarrassing, please, he can't handle any more.]

If you were worried about trite, you wouldn't like me so much. What if I decided to write "World's Greatest Scientist" on the other side of your mug?

[this was a joke until he said it, Oh No]