Yeah, well. That's one place where we're evenly matched, then.

[It's a reference to their levels of skill in swimming, a minor taunt said in jest, just to add spice to an otherwise tender moment. He wants to help Rei along with his newly found inclination for sap, yes, but also to make that truth perfectly clear; romantic though he may be, and regardless of how many silly crushes and odd attachments he has nurtured in the past, this is, without a shadow of doubt, the first time Rin has felt so deeply for someone, utter and completely smitten.]

Besides, I don't really mind it if you say sappy things. [He figures this is not so much an issue of how much that would please Rin, but rather how much it would embarrass Rei; still, a little bit of encouragement doesn't hurt, and it's encouragement he gives in the shape of nose kisses and hair petting, too.] C'mon, you're really cute like that! And it's not like I have the moral high ground to talk about it, anyway.

[He sighs, and it's quickly followed by a giggle. A memory has come to mind.]

Hah, if you'd been there to see some of the stuff I'd say when I was younger... I was a weird kid.

[Rin is being too kind on himself; this is not something he's left in the past.]