Well...then...perhaps I will. [ he murmured, staring hard at the water where his knees were. eventually he raised his hands out of the water, reaching for Tama-chan and sitting her on his knees, keeping her just above water. ]

We are not in a position to be holding one another. It would be inappropriate...do you not think? [ He hedged, asking instead of assuming in full and shutting it down entirely. He did not want to hold Kaoru while nude. Not yet, anyways, but if it was what Kaoru wanted he would have tried for the sake of it. The idea made him terribly uncomfortable. Clothed, he believed he could happily hold the younger man. Unclothed and wet? No. No certainly not. ]