[He's young, he's eager, he's spent nearly the entirety of his life stuck on a farm in the middle of literally nowhere: that kind of flattery prompts an overly goofy laugh as he ducks his chin, lifting one hand to rub stubbornly at his own mouth.] I don't know about that.

[What could he say? 'The Force guided me'? Well-- alright, sure, it did, and he has on more than one occasion, but she wasn't there; the little details of how and why aren't exactly the most relevant things in the world.

And then a thought comes to him, and he's snapping his head back up, entirely refocused:] What was his name?

I could look him up in the directory they have on base. See if he's still around.

[People came and went all the time. If R2's already having one good reunion, why not make it two?]