"You were way too far gone to be a good judge," Xanthippe retorted. Yes, he'd obviously enjoyed it a lot, but it didn't feel like it fully counted because he'd already been so keyed up from everything else.

Also yes, that was the logic of an over-achieving nerd, thanks for noticing!

"But like that instruction thing, yeah, that's what I was going for," she added. "'Cause, I want to know, you know? And also it just sounds like it'd be hot."