[ Stares into the abyss. How many times can he say 'the crush isn't the problem'... ]

Glad as I am for your hope, and I do hope the situation works out well, whether or not he ends up with a date won't resolve the underlying problem.

I'm glad to hear you're helping him through it. I'll leave you to it.

[ David's busy playing support in the way he deems appropriate, and he's known Loki longer than Stephen has. If he thinks what he's doing will help, good, Stephen's not going to fight him on it any further. ]