[Vanitas is weak when it comes to strong women. He's able to be respectable at least. When he opens his eyes, he looks up at her like she'll give him some kind of sign that the eye liner application went well, but his thoughts quickly shift to their conversation again.]

I wouldn't want you to take it easy on me. How else am I supposed to get back into practice before the next crazy thing happens? [Not that fighting has been particularly useful for him here, but whatever skill he has, he doesn't want it to disappear the longer he goes without training. And also he wouldn't mind seeing Nei again under different circumstances.]

You don't have to go out of your way. It should be my own responsibility not to let you hit me in the face! [He laughs quietly, no doubt in his mind that she could take him down without much effort. But that's sort of what makes her the perfect person to practice with.] I'm sure there are many men with that kink.