[ This is a lot more thinking than thought he was coming into Fabian's room to do, but he at least takes it seriously. Or tries to--the thing is, he doesn't really have an answer or a solution that he knows is going to work for this problem. If it's even a problem to begin with, and they're not trying to prepare to put out a fire that won't even exist.

But it's about Riz, so they both care. Gorgug looks up at Fabian's ceiling, quiet as he contemplates--less of a furrowed brow for once, and only slightly. ]

Well... how about we take it slowly...? We're still figuring out what this is, or...I don't know what dating in Etraya is going to be like. [ Admittedly. That's the thing. What are they going to do to date? ] So- we'll think about what we want to do and how we want to spend time with each other, and make room for that and for Riz, too. And everyone else.

[ Right? But now Gorgug's really stuck on what he just said, and now he's closer to making his usual face... ]

...do you wanna go on dates here...?

[ Truly. What is dating in Etraya. ]