"Oh, yeah. Yeah, I definitely tend towards extra. And you're... I'll save finishing that sentence for some later time, huh?" The smile Kate returns is also genuine, and also tinged with oops-almost-did-it-again. "I can cool it a little - probably. I can try. Practice makes perfect, right?"

"It's not stupid, and you don't have anything to be sorry for. Totally the opposite, thank you for telling me. Please keep telling me if I'm being overwhelming, especially so I can keep it from becoming not in a good way."