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Dai had not expected the added blush, but he did not comment on it either, simply choosing to act as if he had not noticed anything. He simply watched the other man quietly, keeping that friendly smile on his face. He wondered if his new friend was so unused to friendliness, or something of that nature, that he seemed so nervous about it.

Then the question of what to do came, and considered it thoughtfully, though a small, slightly naughty, smile crossed his face. "Well I mean there's talking of course... I don't think I should try to flirt with you too much, let alone trying for more, as we're on duty, but it would be tempting to pass time with such enjoyable pursuits. Hmmmmm."

He tapped his chin, thoughtfully. Perhaps it was a bit much, but he did think Henry deserved to realize that Dai was, in his way, serious about this flirtatious pursuit.

Dai's brows rose, and he said, in a voice that held NO judgement whatsoever, just interest in confirming what he thought Henry was saying, "By 'anything like that', do you mean flirting or... kissing, or... Well, more?"

It was something the other man's behavior had made him suspect, but he had an opening to ask, and if he was correct, then perhaps it would be best to TAKE that opening. He could modify how he acted towards Henry more appropriately, that way. He did not want the other man uncomfortable, and despite what Henry said about not being so, he suspected that too much might be overwhelming.

He shifted in his seat, making sure that he could see Henry's eyes and expression, wanting to be sure he had a good idea of what he was thinking.

He wasn't sure, but he had a feeling that if the other young man really was this inexperienced, he might not be very good at hiding his thoughts and feelings from his face, and that might help too.

He could be very wrong about that, though.

He felt embarrassed by it. That was not at all Dai's intention, and he was about to apologize, given the way he froze, the red tone on Henry's cheeks, and the long silence before he spoke again. But Henry answered before Dai could apologize, and he nodded, slowly, again showing no judgement at all.

There was nothing to judge, as far as Dai was concerned. Everyone had their own preferences, needs and desires, and their own pace at which they needed to deal with things. Instead, he shrugged a little, after he nodded. "Nothing wrong with that. Better to wait, until you can share those things with someone you can trust, even if it's just on the level of 'I know they want to see me smile, and don't want to hurt me', even if it's not true love."

Not a concept Dai was entirely sure he believed in, per se. He saw his sister and her boyfriend, and it certainly seemed like what many people spoke of... But Dai was skeptical, a touch. Maybe one could find a true partner, but he'd yet to find one who was comfortable with his lack of a desire to permanently settle down with just one person. "If you ever feel the desire, just... I will leave it open for you to decide if you would want to try any of those sorts of things with me. I wouldn't, ever, pressure you."

And then he gave him that bright smile again, and laughed, a deep and warm laugh, at himself. "Pardon me... I've been monopolizing this conversation with my interest in you. So as not to make you feel entirely embarrassed this whole time, how about you pick a topic you'd like to talk about? Unless you wish to continue this."

Dai saw his thoughtfulness, the way his expression moved as he thought, and waited patiently for whatever Henry chose. His choice, however, honestly surprised Dai. He had thought that Henry surely could use a break, now. But he had given the other man the choice, and he would respect that choice, and Henry's desire to continue.

"As you like, then. Just please DO tell me if you feel a break is wanted or needed?" He gave Henry another flirtatious wink, and reached over to clap him on the shoulder, in a friendly way.

His fingers, however, did give a warm squeeze. Nothing too much, perhaps a hint of flirtation and caress, but easy to shrug off.

"I love that shade of blue in your hair, by the way. It emphasizes yours eyes quite wonderfully."

"Mmmm well whatever color they pick, I hope it's as flattering as that one is for you. I don't know if I'd ever give up my red... I know it's a decent color on me, with my eyes and skintone, but I don't know how many others would be. I tend to stick to simple colors in my clothing, because..." He looked extremely self deprecating. "I'm actually a bit nervous about how some colors will look on me."

He sighed a touch, and shrugged. "Warm tones tend to work, I've found, but other then red, I'm not all that fond of most of them. Oranges and yellows... most shades tend to be not at all my thing... And I don't know how most cool tones would go." He gave a helpless shrug, then refocused on Henry.

"Cool colors are good for you, though. They flatter you, without making you look glacial, which is always a bonus. They don't hide the warmth inside."

"It's more my skin tone I was thinking it might not go well with, to be honest." He said, looking down at his skin, holding it up to the light. "Maybe some darker blues, but light ones... I think they might bring out the sallow tones a little too much. Warm colors help mitigate that, I've been told." He sighed a little, then shrugged, and smiled at Henry.

"But that is alright. I do like reds, and other warm colors. Redder purples work, as well." He then chuckled softly at the tale of how Henry had come to start dyeing his hair. "It sounds like an interesting way to get into it, I suppose."

He paused, considering, then added "It sounds like you miss your sister. I can understand that." He patted Henry's shoulder again, sympathetically. It might be different, the other way around, but it was still a sibling that he would almost certainly never see again.

And then he gave him a warm smile. "Thank you, I appreciate it."