And those words hit Danse like a thousand mini-nukes that have landed on him all at once, and he just stands there with his mouth agape and his eyes wide open. And he is left there utterly speechless, standing at the shore of the lake with his attention drawn away from any potential bloodbugs, mirelurks, and any other creepy crawlies.

Finally, Danse talks or more like it he stammers for the first time ever. This is just something he never was expecting from Nora. "I-I-I don't know what to say." He quickly tries to regain his composure, other than his voice, and Danse is still left in shock. "I never had a family, so I wouldn't even know where to start." It isn't a no, and it isn't a yes, seeing this is something huge.

The child maybe a synth, but Danse still has so many doubts and issues of his own to resolve. And yet, Danse isn't going to be callous towards the idea. "If anything happens to you, I will give you my word that Shaun will be kept safe. But of all of the people, why me?"