Garrot just watches with an amused look on his face as Gyre's claw makes contact, and goes just a little farther. His ears droop slightly as the hand pulls away, and Garrot's conflicted- is that a mistake or a tease? But he just listens patiently, to what Gyre enjoys, and how introverted he seems to be despite the flirting and eager conversation with someone he barely knows.

"And how can you get your needs met if you barely ever run into anyone?" The question is coy, provocative, and pointed. Sure he's talking about sex, but also interaction and supplies and emotional support. It's the realization that Gyre may not have any emotional support that causes him to shake his head and press on as if it were rhetorical. So as if to chase the hand that withdrew, Garrot's own shifts just an inch or two closer to where Gyre is sitting.

"When I was younger, I spent a few years at a monastery in, well, I guess it was Tellan?" He tilts his head upward, momentarily in thought. "I can just sit there to meditate if I need to, but I'd rather work or build something or exercise." His martial arts forms are so ingrained they're just exercise now. Oops. "At least then I can spend that time helping someone else, too."

Yep, big reckless Garrot has no problem casually mentioning that he can be contemplative and mindful.