He stopped his constant chattering of theories to look down at her, where she'd asked for his hand. "Oh. Um," he said with as much eloquence as he could muster. It was quite a bit when a little girl was asking for his hand.

The last time he'd held anyone's hand had been-- Oh no! He was determined to not think about Metro City at a time like this! Maybe later, when he wasn't saving someone. When he was alone. In the dark.

Distractions! Oh yeah, her hand! After several long moments of peering at it, and her, and then finally back to the hand, he finally took it.