[For the first time in recorded history, Newt does not take the smug route. It's not a conscious decision; he's just more focused on the further experimentation to realize he has something to gloat about. Though, really, the resulting relief is too minute to definitively state that it's caused by more direct contact. Random fluctuations could be natural, or it could simply be a placebo effect. He doesn't have enough data to say.]
Hm. Here, try this.
[He does offer up his other hand, but they need to take a more drastic measure than slowly increasing surface area. A more dramatic change in contact should firmly confirm or rule out his theory. He takes her hand and places it against his cheek.]
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Hm. Here, try this.
[He does offer up his other hand, but they need to take a more drastic measure than slowly increasing surface area. A more dramatic change in contact should firmly confirm or rule out his theory. He takes her hand and places it against his cheek.]