Oh. Why didn't he think of that? Maybe he was being too literal, R filing that suggestion away and hoping he can hold onto it for longer than a few days. His memory isn't what it used to be. It's a nice, elegant solution from Nepeta - he doesn't expect anything less from trolls at this point.

"Good ideas," R says. "How...did...you get so...good at..."

He means to say love, advice, romance - how to connect but settles for placing a hand where his heart sits uselessly in his chest.