Listen, Miss Carter... [ he tries to meet her on her level, which is a feat in of itself for anyone who knows ray palmer. he hates this, and the strain in his voice must betray to someone like peggy how very much he's trying to be responsible for, here. ]

I can't stop you from trying-- and I really can't blame you, either. But I really don't think it's a good idea, as naive as I'm sure that sounds.