It's no big deal to ask. If I don't like the question I don't have to answer, same as you.

[Noctis shrugs noncommittally, unbothered. This is skirting things he's less inclined to get into, but it's hard to dodge some answers without providing one with his silence, either. Still haven't quite mastered that one]

I'm fine, though. They're clues, far as I can tell- flower symbology or whatever. If you can't figure it out, try telling whoever you're with something honest. [He scratches at his cheek.] But if you'd rather just bite your tongue, you won't choke. It's just super unsubtle.