I could counter that by saying that if anything, that means I should have seen it coming, but...

[ This is a conversation they've had in various forms over the years, all the way back to when they first met. Thancred would always take the blame for aught that went wrong, and Himeka would try to talk him through it.

He doesn't want to put her through that again. They've both been through enough hardships by now, yet still come out the other end. ]

I take your point.

[ He holds his drink up to her, for a brief cheers. ]

Let's be less dour, then, shall we? Tell me about your new place. The... treehouse, was it?