[ He doesn't pull back from the attempted touch even after the apology, though he does look up and away from it, causing his hand to slip back through as his eyes meet Valentina's. ]

'Bout to get a whole lot more time now, right?

[ A little bit of the genuine spark has come back to him, still a little heavy with his worries but reassured that he's not going through this alone. They've clearly both got a lot on their plates, and somehow even knowing that is a help to him. It's just another thing they two share now. ]

I was worried when I first got here, but you came around quick enough without even knowing. You got nothing to prove for me to believe you there.