[good thing he's had ample time to adjust to her bizarre mid-conversation quirks. there's a brief moment of hesitation, but he soon begins to absently weave his fingers through her hair, shifting his gaze to the window again.]

Your house doesn't seem to have very many irritating people, I've noticed. That's fortunate. [granted he still wouldn't deem any of them worthy of Diva's presence but... he'd definitely approve of the company of her house over his own or Baldr's or Loki's. he's feeling even more envious and protective than usual now which certainly isn't helping things, though he's at least doing a decent job at keeping it from showing.]

But if you'd like to move into one of the larger houses here, you ought to tell me. I wouldn't mind taking on a few more hours to make the rent. Do you have any other people in mind to share a larger space like that with? Hypothetically speaking for now, of course.