C'mon, what'd I tell ya before? I ain't a visual novel MC, my dialogue choices ain't that generic.

[ he's back to genuine laughter this time. he appreciates that they don't linger on his tangent, that they just acknowledge it as being something neither of them really wants to spend too much time on.

it's relieving.

... but then they continue, and he draws himself closer to them. still in his own seat, but enough to sort of begin to encroach their space, and enough to warrant a lower, teasing tone. ]

If that's what ya can tell me... does that mean there's somethin' ya can't?