He feels a flash of the old Keltham's enthusiasm at that, something that he instinctively cups his hands around, like he's protecting a flame from the wind.  "Sounds nice.  Could do it wearing fewer clothes too, if you were also in the mood for that.  If it escalates on both sides into a kinkiness competition I sure won't complain.  I'll also understand if even a relatively minor existential crisis turned out to be a pretty large one in an absolute sense and you just want to stare at the stars."

"What's an existential crisis, by the way?  It doesn't actually translate."

He feels a flash of the old Keltham's enthusiasm at that, something that he instinctively cups his hands around, like he's protecting a flame from the wind.  "Sounds nice.  Could do it wearing fewer clothes too, if you were also in the mood for that.  If it escalates on both sides into a kinkiness competition I sure won't complain.  I'll also understand if even a relatively minor existential crisis turned out to be a pretty large one in an absolute sense and you just want to stare at the stars."

"Also, what's an existential crisis?  It doesn't actually translate."

He feels a flash of the old Keltham's enthusiasm at that, something that he instinctively cups his hands around, like he's protecting a flame from the wind.  "Sounds nice.  Could do it wearing fewer clothes too, if you were also in the mood for that.  If it escalates on both sides into a perversion competition I sure won't complain.  I'll also understand if even a relatively minor existential crisis turned out to be a pretty large one in an absolute sense and you just want to stare at the stars."

"Also, what's an existential crisis?  It doesn't actually translate."