Nico nods. Starting to get the idea, he pissed the other boy off somehow, probably when he didn't want to talk about kissing frogs anymore. Whatever. People are allowed to dislike him for being annoying. Better that than being disliked for things he can't control. (Hurts a little, though)

"The offer's open if you change your mind," he said and stood; he was not going to shut the door on this. He was honest; he thought this guy is smart. And while his friends are very capable, they, including him, don't have a lot of sheer intelligence. Okay, Leo was an engineering genius, but still. "Thank you for listening. It was nice speaking in Italian with you. Even if I talk weirdly."

He offers a smile to show no hard feelings. It probably looks more like a grimace because he's so out of practice smiling on command.