[He's silent for a moment, carefully taking that in. Naki isn't the sort to sit and think things through and he certainly isn't the sort to try to handle whatever emotional stress this is bound to bring one way or another, but he's actually attempting it for once in his life.]

...Okay. Okay. It might happen, it might not happen. I'll just wait and see what happens.

[...]

And hey, you actually called me by name for once!

[That's much easier to focus on and Naki brightens almost immediately.]