"I love you."

"- love you."

He guessed?

Yes. - I could have, so I guess it's not astonishing -

How do we be carefuler.

Good question - I can ask - or you can check what'd happen if I'd ask -

Checking.

If -

In a minute Maitimë will bounce her - it's mostly the way you look at each other? More Isabella than you, actually - not everyone will think to look but if they do - she looks very possessive, it's not especially mistakeable for friendship.

Bounce. I don't know how to fix that.

I am all flattered, give me a minute to remind myself we need to fix it - uh - hmm -

I suppose I could just look at you less, keep an eye on you by precog as needed.

I guess. Stupid pointless societal-

Yeah.

He's not upset with me or for me, that's something.

That's good.

'narrowly not a disaster' doesn't feel good, but - yeah -

I would not have liked to be mistaken for stupid societal reasons for an abuser.

That's not - okay, it kind of is, but only once you start crossing Earth and Arda wires? If you're totally internal to the Arda social context it's - not great at recognizing abuse - I'm not helping - 

So I'd be recognized as merely Incorrect, which categorization I have sufficiently thorough contempt for that it would mostly only bother me for instrumental reasons.

Yep.

Should I say anything, or does he not want to talk about it or would it just be awkward -

...at a guess, wants to talk about it but is aware that even mentioning it comes across as threatening -

But in your estimation we needn't feel threatened -?

Yes - I don't think even if he were worried for me he'd do something like demand we stop lest he tell the Valar, he knows that'd just terrify me -

Okay. Look how not threatened I am, I am happy to rely on your assessment there.