"I'll believe it only if I ever actually manage it. It's too distracting, in the middle of...everything."

But he still grinned, audials twitching in pleasure at the compliment.

"That's...reassuring to hear. Is it really a rare thing, to be, er. Passable on the first attempt?"

He couldn't help but ask. It was such a new thing to him, concept and all. The idea that he might innately be good at something like this was still quite odd.