Come on, I— [ He pauses, completely ready to whine, but then he realizes that he hasn't just been given a resounding 'no'. Is that possible? Is that a thing that happens? ] Oh. I... did not expect you to go along with it, wow.

[ He's actually unprepared for this outcome, ridiculous as that may be considering he's the one who brought it up. He straightens his spine a little bit, shifting a little bit, although every time he moves he's worried the branch will break. He's not exactly a small person. He's the definition of gangly. ]

Okay, um. Wow, sorry, I'm still just... thrown. But, uh, okay, shoot. What's your question?