... ah. it's a dangerous question - anyone asking it usually has a reason to, at least when it comes out as directly as that.

not that the answer can hurt anyone here: he's shipless. unsure she's even survived. but he's careful to keep the mood of his response light anyway, walking the tightrope. ]

To some extent. Strict rules on that one - some things are fixed points, and those are the ones I can't touch. I can usually tell which are and which aren't.