[He perks up at the praise, in a way that is readily apparent but also clearly him trying to mask how motivated he is by it.]

Yes! I-
[He fumbles over his words, reddening a bit.]

It's just such a...a whole to-do at home. It's illegal, so you have to know someone who can get you into a certain type of gentleman's club... and then any meetings you have there you have to keep carefully guarded.
[No wonder van Zieks is normally so uptight.]

So it being so straightforward here... it's nice.