"I'll drink to that," he agrees. "Later. When we've got somethin' to drink." He pulls Loki closer again, hugging him tight.

"Sounds good t'me. It was just what you did back where I grew up. Get married, have as many kids as you can afford t'help work th' farm. But we don't need to have 'em for that kind of reason, and we can wait and see how things go."

Because even though Cricket suspects his life span won't be as long as he might like, he's pretty sure he's got a good fifty years ahead of him.

"...thank you," he says after a moment. "For bein' the one to make a move. I know that ain't easy."