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A chuckle, soft bow of the head as if in slight shame. "I do not consider that to be my dark secret, no. However, it is what I consider to be a plausible reason to why you might decide we should part ways eventually." His smile as he turned back to her was bitter, the small laughter almost forced. But the smile changed, softer and more genuine as he cocked his head. "Or perhaps your different views will make that untrue, only time can really say. I look forward to seeing the outcome."

He was much like her, never seeing how his nature offended others, why desiring to learn all he could would make them so bitter. Perhaps his and Taylor's upbringing was just that unusual? That they'd been able to expand their minds in different directions than others? It would explain a good thing or two.

His mood seemed to rise and fall with each sentence he spoke, each thought and breath. The moon pulling and pushing at the tides. High tide returned, chuckling and smiling brilliantly at her words. He couldn't see anything dealing with her being off-handed -her rather large personality kind of killed such a concept pre-conception. Plus, hearing he was getting brownie points for just stating his personal facts... well, that was a nice little mini-ego boost right there.

A shrug, though, still smiling. "You'd be shocked in what I've learned, and from what situations. Someone like you... again, you'd be shocked on how much you really could teach." It was amusing to him to see she didn't even realize she was teaching him he could interact with another, have a pleasant conversation and be comfortable and himself without total fear of reject... and he wondered what she'd say if he told her she was the first to ever flirt with him, or cause him to be so damn bold.

"And I have high expectations for what you'll throw my way, that much I promise you."

He grinned, cocky and sure-footed fueled by her continued, open flirting. Damn it was contagious. "I'm not too sure you could, Miss Taylor. You haven't seemed to slip below my standards yet, after all." He bowed his head, though gaze remained locked on her, offering his own bold, flirtatious wink. Contagious like the plague...

Not that he was complaining, though.

He really couldn't complain about anything in this meeting. Although he never complained of meeting someone new, this... this was on a whole different level. He was opening up because of her, her and her completely world-shattering ways. Again though, you weren't hearing a single complaint from him about all that.

He shrugged at her words at first, mentally taking a note to dig through that head of his at some point to find something that would shock her. Of course, that thought turned blank as a rather crestfallen expression came over him at mention of her time to depart. "Time is rather good at telling people to part ways," he sighed.

He raised a brow slightly as she approached, tilting his head. His gaze followed her lightly as she circled, reminded vaguely of a bird of pray before she came to a quick stop an-

Brain.

Function.

Non.

Existent.

Please hold. System is now rebooting.

Jaci barely heard what she said, struck dumb and numb and a blinking fool completely unlike his normal self. "I see no reason why you'd be wrong on that," he somehow got out, not even really aware he was even speaking. "Since there's little I can do to stop you... till next time then?"

Somehow he started blinking regularly again, and had his vision back, and brain function, and was able to logically think and contemplate. Straightening, he bowed his head again, though this time in respectful leaving. Though a part of him wondered if it would be save to return the... favor, he kept that little thought to himself for now. "I look forward to our next lesson then, Miss Taylor."