[Michael smiles, happy to slip away from topics of import. Not that their conversation was bad - that actually went well! But it's nice, after so long of feeling weird around Alex, to just sort of casually chat.]

Well, it's been a few days, I thought I might give it another shot! And Wash and I have spent a little more time together lately.

[It was never about Wash, particularly; Michael's just unnerved about the idea of being unconscious around most people.]