( ...hmmmm. like don quixote, he's not as stupid as he appears. kromer makes a mental note and lets it slide off of her like water on a duck's back. )

Because I'm dead there, so why should I want to? I don't care what anyone else does, and I'll even help out—no sense in stopping what I was doing in the first place here—but it's not like I'm thrilled to get back to losing.

( but— but— if she could go back to an earlier point, fix everything, and win that encounter... well, sure, she would, whatever the sacrifice. )

You're terrible at talking to women though, aren't you! This isn't the type of thing anyone wants to chat about... Haven't you ever been on a date?