'Jittery' is the correct word and also a completely absurd one. Alan doesn't bother to hide the mild surprise flickering across his features at it.

"Definitely something most of us needed to adjust for," he agrees. He frowns, mulling it over. He'd been ready. That's the difference, he thinks. However minuscule. He may not remember the conversation with the admirable, but he knows he'd been willing. This is too good an opportunity to pass up.