"I'm sure it will do all of that and more," Jon retorts crisply. He's not unaware Jean-Claude is merely being cautious, but really - Jon is a researcher, he knows what the ardeur entails. Other avatars had done far stranger things to his body - with and without consent - than mere sex. In the past few weeks, Jean-Claude had never subjected Jon to anything painful or even unpleasant - quite the opposite. Being around Jean-Claude constantly made Jon aware of his nature in pleasurable ways, as opposed to feeling it most keenly when he was starving.

Besides, Jon was considering rearranging his entire life around Jean-Claude not five minutes ago. It made a certain kind of sense to see what Jean-Claude would do with Jon fully in his thrall.

"If - if you're not telling me to leave, then I am staying." Jon makes sure to look Jean-Claude in the eyes when he says it.