[He does smell a little like fresh dirt, but something about it... it doesn't bother him. He's surrounded by plants, after all. There's always some tinge of fresh, moist dirt beneath everything. It's certainly not enough to deter him from the cuddling. He feels just how wonderfully silky-smooth those scales are and treats them to a more thorough stroking. For a moment, his mind drifts somewhere else, where he could properly rub his hands over all of Eren's scales to help soothe them as they grow in, but--

-- but then he realizes he's thought a bit too far and he snaps his thoughts away from that kind of intimacy. Not right now. This is... it's more than enough.]

An asset? [His eyes flutter open and he glances up at Eren, though he's mostly only looking at his chin right now.] I... suppose I never looked at it that way. Of course it's necessary to have someone to keep records and to tell stories... but this is for me as much as it is for anyone else.