I'm sure your tenacity is very admirable, but I don't think your luck will hold out from this point on.

[A mild shrug, a mild smile.]

I suppose you could always forge a large number of friendships with altruistic sorts who would fling themselves in front of you to take a mortal blow. There's no shortage of those here.

[And she's got a feeling he might be one of them, if he's still chatting so amiably with her.]