A date? In this weather? Might need to take a rain check. [ Which... isn't a no. But he is perhaps used enough to Aerith's banter that he can play with it. ]

[ Although he stops as she takes out the ribbon. He's confused for a minute, but then she ties it around his bicep. There's a... sudden mix of weird emotions at play, there. Emotions he's definitely not used to. Subconsciously, he moves a hand over it, a distant - but not cold - look in his eyes as he tries to figure out what to say. ]

Guess I'll... have to make sure to keep you safe while you're out there with me, huh?

[ As far as lines go, it's far from his worst. ]