Will's smile turns almost playful at hearing that. It didn't seem to catch Malcolm off-guard, so that's encouraging. He shakes his head, almost imperceptibly, at Malcolm's question. "It might depend on who you end up with, but I don't think so. Let them ask, if they really want to know. And if so, maybe it'll eventually help, to know that you're practicing what you're preaching, eh?"

Will's fingers trail up to comb through Malcolm's hair. "We're going to have to start planning more concretely," he says, sounding delighted. "Like, what's the first Deal? The interdimensional houseboat, right?"