Right now? As n the present? The 'now' sort of right now?

[ Well. That's not rejection. And it's not a tired response along the lines of needing more time, which is what he was kind of expecting. It's hard to say what it is, beyond being a little scarier than any alternative.

But he managed this far. ]

I- yeah. It's my turn anyway, and I'd prefer this over the needle. Needle's way less pretty.