Haha, yeah... [ he's laughing because it's a joke, see. nervously, though, because he definitely just made this awkward. he trails off and stays quiet for a moment before muttering: ] Sorry.

[ but okay, he made it weird. he can make it... un-weird. maybe. ] So, uh, since we're... not talking about this right now... how are the non-virus-y parts of your lives going? Make friends with any locals yet? I guess... probably not, with the cover stories you guys came up with, but...

[ just kill him. ]