[ Ah, now he's giving Dimitri the wrong idea.

Despite his embarrassed reluctance, he pries a hand from his red face to wave the concern away. ]

No, I don't think you've got an insincere bone in your body.

[ And somehow, he wasn't braced for that. Dimitri doesn't know his history or the things he wishes and yearns for despite himself. How would he feel if he did? ]

You just caught me off guard, is all. Hearing such a thing from someone like you...

[ He's trying so hard to say enough, but not too much. ]