Hey, it just means he's not somehow so insecure with who he is that being 'cute' is 'girly' now. It's a nice feeling, actually.

"Nyh?" He gets the feeling he's ruined something, somehow. "Soft? ...Nice? Hey, I ain't insulted, I worked w'th 'm for ages b'fore coming here after all!" he laughs.

But, with that glance...and with a bit of a hunch for that matter... "...Well, I guess y' should head off b'fore y' miss yer own portal anyway. Prob'bly abou' time f'r me t' get goin' too, f'r that matter."