"I'll pass. Don't think I could pull off the bow and ribbons look."

[Hard to say just how forced that laugh is; at the moment he's desperate to find SOMETHING to laugh over, and get some of the leftover tension out of his system. And not wince over how much he accidentally just pried.]

"...So you had to deal with hiding this for a while, huh?

Sorry. For digging into that, I mean. Doubt you need a stranger pulling up painful memories right after a fight.

But for what it's worth, thanks. For the advice. And warning me ahead of time."