[It's a compliment that he's opening up at all! Kind of! Friday is a therapist now :)]

Yes, but — [sigh.] Let's just say that I can sense his duress from time to time, and I certainly lent to it. ...this ship doesn't have anywhere that stocks real flowers, does it? What of the jewelry store? If I ask you permission for some light shopping there...

[Since he knows nothing, er, leaves that shop. Unless something changed, anyway.]