Dakin can definitely manage that. He comes closer and goes back in for another kiss, rough and perhaps a bit over-enthusiastic. It's clear he's got the end goal in mind.

But he doesn't even bother actually verbally replying to her and running the risk of coming off as uncool. He tries not to think about it much, but it has crossed his mind that he might sound as old-fashioned to her as someone from the nineteen-fifties would sound to him. It's not a pleasant thought.