Well, I did work for a store full of demonically possessed dolls for a good portion of a year.

[He says it so plainly, that if it weren't for a twinge of guilt in his eyes, no one would likely know he was actually serious. Blinking once as he shook his head, he waved it off.]

This is also the longest we've talked. Who knows? I may end up surprising you at some point.

[...That may be code for "gratitude" in his book, but he doubts she has the cypher for it yet. So, he adds:]

Thanks.