All the complimenting gets quite a few bashful sounds and shy looks away. It's difficult to do when you're close to someone like this. When he notices her tears, though, he leads them to a gentle stop. This time without asking, he reaches into his jacket to procure a handkerchief to offer it to her if she wants it.

"Mm, what people say and do isn't always the same as what's going in their heads," he says after a little deliberation. "I... I can't tell if you're lying, for my sake, I mean, or to be polite. You wouldn't lie for any other reason, really, I mean. So I... I think it's only right of me to check on you."