[There's a thoughtful lapse in silence, considering —]

I don't know if I would be able to hold back from coming, unless you prevented it, so... I'd rather not have a permanent restriction. A temporary one is fine within the scene itself. I also don't mind if you — call attention to it in that way, to humiliate me. I trust you.

[It really can't be overstated how much he trusts Cy's judgment.]

How should I prepare?