[ At that, he's going to put one hand on his hip and look like he's exasperated, but since they're just playing around it's obvious he doesn't actually feel it. It makes him feel like he was almost back at home, actually. ]

Calling it cheesy now? I'll remember you said that.

[ ... ]

It does. And speaking of friends, you mentioned Ashton as one of yours, but I didn't know if you had any others.

[ He's...admittedly kind of curious now. ]