For just a moment, all he can do is stare, and it's nearly possible to see the way his brain is just popping emptily behind one eye. Frankly, it had never occurred to him to think of it in that respect, but it isn't as though it isn't true.

When his synapses finally fire back up in his brain, he jolts a bit with a healthy flush gracing his face. "I - it was simply something which occurred! This place and its peace allowed some... bit of freedom and calm that my lovers and I had not known before, and, through that, our minds were finally able to consider such matters. In truth, I am amazed that they saw anything in me, particularly during that time."

He shakes his head, turning down to hide just a bit in his drink. "It was a very rough time, when we all initially started out..."