[ As long as you're not expecting to get paid to hear his complaints.

He'll probably never run out of things to complain about...... ]

The circumstances could have been better.

[ He slowly reaches over to give her a firm shake before he quickly pulls back. ]

If you don't mind, there will probably be some questions I'd like to ask in the future. And, I'm not going to test out your lie detector abilities

[ As interesting as that ability is, Gareki seems to believe her for now. He really doesn't grasp the situation regarding the "other Gareki" that'd been here, but Athena was so sure about meeting and talking with him. But despite what she's personally seen and experienced, she's willing to believe his side of the story.

If there's anything else she's willing to tell him, he wants to know about it. ]

Maybe if we put our heads together, we can figure it out.

[ There's also a big chance that they won't be able to, but that doesn't mean they shouldn't try. ]