I, uh. [Toying with his piercing, he looks just as nervous as he feels.] I might have met someone.
… Met someone? [In his unease, he keeps repeating things] Does that mean what I think it does? [And am seriously hoping it doesn’t]
Uh. Maybe? [Laughs nervously] I mean, it’s… I don’t know what it is yet, but… [Wry grin]
[Bites his lip for a moment, hesitating. If things were different, he’d be happy for his son, but time travel makes things so much more complicated.] … I won’t tell you not to see her, Ulric [even though he thinks it’s a bad idea] but for god’s sake, be careful. Remember, there’s still a lot we don’t know about how this works. [Nervous chuckle] You don’t want to accidentally change history, do you?