[Conrad blinks at the thank you and he offers a faint smile in return. It's kind of a sad, thin smile, but it's there.]

Ah- Of course. You're welcome?

[He doesn't think anyone's ever thanked him for being empathic before, so he's not sure how to respond to that. Should he also thank him for making him feel slightly less alone, kind of? Would that be weird? Probably. He fumbles a bit trying to get back to their topic at hand, stammering some before he gets his words out.]

... Uhm-uhm. Anyway... Yeah, I understand what you're saying. Love is something you're supposed to tend to or else it can fade. You can choose whether you make the effort or not. But, I mean, like you said, it does just happen to you at first. You can't control that. It's like... a lightning strike or a flood or something, isn't it? Then all you can do is deal with the aftermath.

[And he makes an odd gesticulation with his hands, like that's supposed to illustrate the tumultuous nature of love or something.]