Less trial and error than you think- your excitement when I drew blood in our first bout was obvious. It was obvious you enjoyed challenges, not just the idea, but something that truly tested you.

The rest... I think I've come to understand the general shape of what you enjoy.

[Quattro catches the little kiss and returns with one of his own.]

This forced truth is a cruel mockery of what it is to truly understand one another. Both because it's difficult to know one's self and difficult to express all the complexity and nuances completely.

I wish I could have that again. I wish you could have that, even if it isn't with me.