[He's going to just turn the sword back into a pen now.]

Oh, something textural would be a good idea...

[He nods, clearly excited.]

Works for me! I'll be looking forward to it. [A pause, as he gets sheepish again.] Although, I wouldn't mind if we did other stuff together the rest of the day too... if that's okay.

[He doesn't want to be a bother, but...]