[Perhaps Eridan was hoping one of those hadns would find their way into his own, but by now he knows he's gotta give up hoping like that, because that just isn't going to happen right now... Or for a long while. He nods and starts to follow him.]

Alright, fine, I'll cherish your apology for bein' the rare thing that it is.

[He lets a few moments go by, but it feels kinda uncomfortable. Gotta break the silence somehow...]

So, uh... What was that about me in... skirts, was it?

[Nailed it. Yeah, he definitely didn't miss that part of Karkat's rambling, there was just more important things at the time.]