Connor looks vaguely horrified at the idea. "No, no, I would not make such an overture. I would simply ask."

He's a product of his people and time. He would be upfront, but never make an overture without clearly establishing what they both wanted. "In our culture, a body is not inherently an invitation, nor sexual. Unlike the colonists, we do not find exposed skin wicked and tempting."

The colonists are weird.