Dr. Gideon? [ His curiosity is simply that. There is no undercurrent of suspicion or jealousy; he would have to be capable of affection for that to factor in. ] A walk on the beach is said to be romantic; I could not be the one to tell you why.

[ Not Kirei, with his distorted sense of beauty and his defective heart. There should be sincerity, with the way the waves spill against the shore, but he sees no point to it. ]

I might also come to prefer your lab.