Kurt captures those fingers before Jean-Paul can take his hand back, holding them in his own warm grip. He offers him a small, slightly weary smile.

"I think it's normal to feel strange about these things. And if what you and Gwen have suggested is true.. maybe we do have a cause for optimism, for once." Although given their track record with previous attempts at nationhood, Kurt privately wonders how long it can last. His tail waves pensively over the hammock.

"I think.. I would like to know more about what's coming. But not quite yet. If that's okay?"