...yeah, okay, that's fair. [ a smart idea too... ] Guess I should feel lucky mine's lenient with usage...

[ he pauses again, then, ]

Hah. Didn't get to say it any other time during the week—[ lmao infodumping ]—but sorry for puttin' the pressure on ya last week to speak up for me without outin' me. Figure I owe ya somethin' more than just an extra-big serving of tea.