[ Matt hears a degree of remove, perhaps, in Demeisen's observation. But he interprets it as more of a wry joke than literal disconnect from the concept. ]

Oh ... [ Appreciative, for the candles. Every time Matt starts to spin off into moroseness, something new and lovely unveils itself in this place. No matter how small, it's enough to lift his spirits at least for a moment. ] Nice place.

[ He spends the moments of shuffling inside and soaking in the warmth to turn Demeisen's question over in his mind. It's one of those simple questions that's deceptively difficult to answer. ]

In terms of what makes something meaningful, I'd say ... how long after the choice you make do you feel the effects. And how hard. Maybe I'm really invested in what cereal I want for breakfast, in the moment, but by lunch I probably won't remember it. But who I want to marry has all kinds of implications, legal and monetary and otherwise, that if I made that decision, it'd ripple into a lot of places for a long time.