Problem is, if he bores Heero he's just gonna resort to other things to get a reaction, isn't he. He was slowly staring to feel better, feeling a wave of warmth in him. Swallowing hard, he looked up to Heero, trying to find the words to say, thinking of something snappy. Anything. Even if it's cliche he just needed to buy him a little time.

"How about you go fall on some wooden pikes? That'd be helpful." He bit the inside of his cheek, staring at Heero. "So what's the plan? Is this it? Hide me away so you can chow down whenever you want?"