[It apparently is fun for some people, but Jaskier is right - priorities probably have something to do with it. As it is, that diversion about Himeka conveniently let's him sidestep having to give a yes or no to this proposition.

He's not done anything like that for so long... he's not even sure what he would get out of it at this point. He's taking the idea seriously, though, and he thinks he'd rather give a serious answer after he's thought about it some more.

As much as Jaskier has been saying it needn't be a serious thing, Estinien can't help but feel like it is. Maybe it would be less so if he wasn't already fond of the man.

As for Himeka, though, he raises his eyebrows. Unlike her, he isn't immediately going to laugh at the idea, but he clearly finds it odd to contemplate.]

I don't, actually. At least... not until we arrived here together.

[Nobody had ever suggested it back home. Then again, they've been a lot... closer, he thinks, since they were left alone together for so long.]

I do have the highest esteem for her - as a comrade and friend. But I've never felt our bond lacking for being simply that. There's a comfort to it... to knowing so easily where you stand.

[It's a feeling that's familial in nature, even if he'd nervous about phrasing it that way. He just... knows Himeka, and she knows him, and he's never had to wonder if their relationship should be anything different than what it is.]