"It's not a shame date. It's a no pressure date." Being out in public for them both could be pressure. The various Legion fans and such might make it difficult. "I mean, if you'd rather go out, I'm good with that. I guess...pizza and a movie isn't weird." They'd done that before, after all. Just...not as a date.

Vance reaches out, taking hold of Robbie's hand again. "If it's never, then it's never, Robbie. It would hurt, sure, but I would get over it." It would take time, but he'd survived a broken heart before.

"As for whether you're good for somebody?" Vance shrugs. "There's not really an easy answer for that. And probably there's only a couple of people who could tell you that; you and whoever you decide to take a chance with." He looks at Robbie seriously. "I guess what I'm saying is...you know me, Robbie. When has the thought of pain in the future ever stopped me from getting right in the middle of things?"