Alex smiled, both at the idea that he might have been taken to help Stacy rather than help fight and that he had managed to not jump at her touch. It helped that it was only a small one, but it was still a large improvement.

"Y-you seem c-close ta him. I-I'm sure that y-you'll find him e-eventually. H-he might even b-be asleep s-somewhere in S-Stacy's c-code. I-it's also n-nice to think that S-Stacy might n-not have brought me h-here expecting me t-ta fight."