[He could try and lie about that, and maybe that'd be the tactful thing to do, but he's not great at tact or lying, even at his cutest and blushiest.]
It's a little too late for that . . . it's definitely weird! —But not in a bad way! No offense, okay? It's definitely no weirder than the kinda stuff we had to deal with, or the stuff we're dealing with now! It's more like somehow the whole world went crazy, so even though this sounds crazy too . . . welcome to the club?
[He laughs weakly, even though he's definitely feeling more at ease by now.]
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[He could try and lie about that, and maybe that'd be the tactful thing to do, but he's not great at tact or lying, even at his cutest and blushiest.]
It's a little too late for that . . . it's definitely weird! —But not in a bad way! No offense, okay? It's definitely no weirder than the kinda stuff we had to deal with, or the stuff we're dealing with now! It's more like somehow the whole world went crazy, so even though this sounds crazy too . . . welcome to the club?
[He laughs weakly, even though he's definitely feeling more at ease by now.]