[ planned down to the minute… woah… what a frankness. he immediately thinks of ratio who he makes a point to avoid whenever he reaches a certain level of intensity, and finds himself breathing a laugh for it. a little more honesty, then. ]

If we met a little earlier, I wonder if we'd still get along as we do. I was even more of a free spirit than I am now, believe it or not; you couldn't count on me to stay in one place or make any sort of plan. I don't think I'd be able to reconcile myself with someone who wouldn't want to take on life's surprises, at least to a certain extent——you'd miss a lot of opportunities otherwise.

[ He threads his hands above the table and smiles. ]

We happened that way, didn't we? A whim. A moment's chance we decided to seize. I'm glad. But is this your way of implying I should meet you halfway more, hm?