He actually considered the question for a moment before actually let out a chuckle. Whatever he'd set off a moment before was entirely defused.

"I think it's for the same reason you're in the running for 'best friend'," he admitted with a little shrug. "You don't push. Give me enough time to think. In this case, you gave me enough time to realize I was jumping down your throat for no reason."

He let his own gaze hit the ceiling before refocusing.

"This is probably the longest I've been in a room with someone I wasn't interrogating or have known for ages for... Years. You can blame that too."

He'd forgotten how to small talk.