( he stares as tim mulls it over, though lets his gaze drop after a moment, wondering if it might feel too judgmental of him or too pressuring. tim and the others have an advantage in the sense of having known some version of him while he? he doesn't know any version of any of them and thus doesn't have much in the way of previous experience to go off of in terms of interacting with them. granted, he's typically quick at picking up on things — noticing little quirks or habits. but there's still no history there between them, if even different.

any history to come with any of them is going to be while he's here. at least for now.

when tim speaks, he looks up. )

Sounds fair. ( slowly, he takes a sip. ) Though I get the feeling telling you I don't want to be followed around or tracked doesn't fall into those boundaries, does it?