He waves back, still weighing the pros of starting a conversation against his anxiety, and it's a relief when she starts it for him.

"Yes please." He hadn't considered it to be an option, but evidently that's the upside of being friends with the goddess of spring.

(Being friends with...he ruminates on that thought for a moment, then puts it away for another time.)

"I'm usually awake around this time of night as it is."