[HE'S NEVER TRIED. He's a late bloomer. A very very late bloomer. As evidenced by the obvious fact that he's admiring the actual scenery and not anyone else.]

Yup, I've been apprenticing under my adoptive dad ever since I was a kid. I've been honing my skill for almost twenty years now.

[That last comment draws some red to Darin's cheeks.]

Th-That's what I meant! The scenery! The beach! The water! The sky! That stuff!