[He has a sense of humor, okay? He smiles at her, a clearly mischievous light in his eyes.] Well, someone should have warned him that MIT graduates have a history of going nuclear.

Yeah, twelve. [He's used to that reaction. He glances up at her, but he's not surprised that she didn't mention her sister. He has a sneaking suspicion that something happened to her. He's guessing she's dead, and he thinks that her death has something to do with Mio's trauma.] Well, you don't need to know just yet. I think that you can be forgiven for not thinking about home when you're in a place... well, somewhere like this.

[He hesitates, stroking Flora's back. He just wouldn't feel right to be traveling around with a teenage girl and not at least try to look out for her long-term well being. He instinctively treats her like an adult, but... well, she's still fifteen.] But... well, just because you're here doesn't mean you should miss out on education. If you... well, I could try to fill in the gaps while you're here. [Because believe it or not, he can explain things in an understandable way. He just needs to be told what's understandable.]