And even this week could not really even get Alexander's brain working that way. In fact, the idea he felt Elphaba was admitting to right now was so utterly foreign to him that he was quite positive he was misunderstanding something and it was only this week that lead him to believe she meant what he thought she meant.

A great deal of concern for not knowing how in the world to respond crossed of his face, a little pained and distressed.

"How do you mean, prefer?"

Better to seem incredibly ignorant, he supposed, than to err on this matter, yes...