Gil pauses for a split second while her question hangs in the air. He's conscious of his quivering and when he speaks again, his voice now quavers. He wishes that it wasn't the case, feeling humiliated by his own fears before someone younger than him.

"Huh?" An owlish blink and he's back on earth. "Oh... right. It is nice to meet you properly. Well..."

He hadn't meant to bring up that night.