[ He's quiet for a little while... thinking it over, gaze resting on the floor. ]

That sounds... a lot like something I learned about, back home. Some people... are what's called demisexual. It basically just means that they need to be emotionally connected to a person, before they want to do anything else with them.

[ Just going to gently nudge him. ]

I don't- believe that was your one chance. The first, yeah... but not the only.