I'm afraid much of those... things are practically a unintelligible. They reference to culture and art that isn't of my world.

[ Hence the John Lennon debacle. ]

There isn't a problem with it, I suppose I just find it unexpected– from you. There are many here who offer interest and friendship readily, but you do not strike me as that sort.

[ He doesn't mean it as an insult if the sheepish smile is any indication. ]

Unfortunately the circumstances of.. our dynamic are complicated, and this would be a bandage at best. Grander gestures would be necessary to facilitate anything long lasting. Does that explain the situation?