[he winces a little apologetically] Sorry.

But - no, trust me, I know exactly what you're talking about. I've felt like that before.

[it's how he feels now, but he isn't going to say that]

You could tell me about the projects you have going? Did you ever take apart that arcade cabinet?






[...]

I was going to joke about taking my shirt off but I don't know if you want to be teased about that or not.