[Charles hesitates a beat before finally just jumping into it, keeping pace with Alex and still keeping the papers at least somewhat hidden.]

I had the Admiral draw up some papers for me. I know this is sort of presumptuous, and I won't be offended in the slightest if you don't want to sign, but-

[He stops, chews the inside of his cheek for a second before handing them over.] I thought it was an option worth investigating.

[Merry Christmas, Alex? c:?]