[ Ratio just lets out a low, controlled exhale. ] You truly intend to trust my patience in every regard, don't you... [ But he is curious if nothing else, and he would like to study his serpentine anatomy. ] If you stay quiet. [ He reaches to pull Aventurine to him again, hands from his waist trailing back to the slit on his front. He places a tentative finger against it, mostly to test Aventurine's reaction. ]