[He frowns for a moment, putting a finger to his chin as he tries to process what should be an easy hint, as well as a compliment.]

That must mean that others don't regard me with more than just a casual thought, or worse?

[He dips his head down, giving a soft chuckle as he nods his head at the kind words before turning on his heels to look in the opposite direction.]

I'm going to need your thoughts if we have any hope of surviving thing.