[He does smile just a bit at the attempt, and he shakes his head.]

It's actually kind of a long story. [Maybe not. But he also doesn't really want to talk about it right now.] But if it matters, I don't really know about yours, either. E-Except, of course, I forgot that you said it at all! Right. [Deep breath.]

... Is it even colder than it was just a few minutes ago?