"I will," he nods- grateful for her offer anyway. Probably better this way, isn't it? He can work on helping Morning while seeing Ichinose occasionally for work. He doesn't even think about a possibility where the researcher might not wish for something like that, barely crosses his mind even.

In the past month where he's known her, she was a farcry from the warnings issued about her. She wanted to help others, like him in her own way. Design assistant and optimized systems so that humans will find it easier to tackle their own problems.

"You know what they say in a place like this-" he chuckles weakly as he fidgeted with his left hand, rubbing it to soothe out the tension in him. "Hazards of the profession. That aside- I am just glad for the opportunity to learn more from her. For my research and otherwise."

The words good friend chemistry, did make him pause for a moment. Chemistry...love...ah-!