It helps. It feels like the encroaching signs of degradation, up until there's actual contact, sweeping it away like a fresh breeze.

Which means there's no protest at all when Shaw sighs and gives into what the Admiral is clearly after, though he does look momentarily bemused. It's been a long time since he allowed people to just casually touch him, for fear of what it might do. Hesitant allowances had been made for medical care, or sparring, but he had been stripped of his more malignant powers, so there really wasn't any harm now, was there? "How do you feel about handholding?" The twitch of a smile will SURELY be forgiven. "I don't think anyone will get the wrong idea, while this is going on. They'll have to too."