Yep. That does it. He snorts softly. "In a completely different way than you do, then," he says. "Silly question."

He can be socially clueless at times, but not so much that he can't tell when he's being stonewalled. And given the context, that's absolutely fair. He's not going to push. So he inclines his head to Alley and says, "I imagine I'll see you around. Feel free to come to me if you have any issues with anything high tech around here." If there is any.