Naturally. You're preaching to the choir, as the saying goes. Most of my time is spent researching one thing or another.

[But, ah, the hand being held out to him gets him to stop dead and just... stare at it, like he doesn't quite understand at first. When it becomes clear that he's registered what exactly is being offered, Ebalon finally reaches a hand out — sure, he'll play along. A bit of a childish gesture, he thinks, but nothing terrible.]