But, if neither of us has that whole politics thing getting in the way, and none of what had happened before was personal..

..There's no reason we can't be friends now, right?

[He smiles, casually pointing upward with his finger as though he'd just thought of something.

He casually shrugs.]

I know that there's not a whole lot I could offer you just yet (unless you're interested in more stories about Elicia and seeing more pictures of her!) but you seem to know this place better than I do.

...Maybe we could help each other out?

[Hey, if the excessively friendly road's not going anywhere, the practical appeal might work?]